Germany / Apr 13, 2026 / 12 / Das Erste
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Forty years since Chernobyl. Volker Heise’s new film recounts the 1986 nuclear disaster for the first time from the perspectives of both East and West Germany and Ukraine, using archive footage only. TSCHERNOBYL 86 is a gripping political thriller featuring previously unseen archive material which brings the events of that time into an unsettlingly present-day context.
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tschernobyl 86 - Der Super-GAU |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Pусский, Український |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Film Five |
| Official site | filmfive.net |
| Release date | 13 aprile 2026 |
| Executive producer | Stefan Kauertz, Yan Schoenefeld, Florian Schewe |
| Production | Silke Stillig, Yan Schoenefeld |
| Writer | Volker Heise |
| Editing | Janine Dauterich, Hannah Keller, Janne Gärtner, Oriana Ramhorst Oblea, Julia Milz, Maren Henke |
| Assistant directors | Volker Heise |
| Music | Theo Bass, Johannes Repka |
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| Sound | Theo Bass, Johannes Repka |
Release dates
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