Thirty years after the nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl in 1986 the ACF’s Cineclub presents this striking documentary by acclaimed Austrian director Nikolaus Geyrhalter. Following the disaster a 30-km restricted zone was erected around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and 116,000 people were evacuated from this area.Pripyat is a portrait of the people who still live and work there, and of those who have moved back. What is life like for these people, a life with the invisible and incomprehensible danger of radioactivity? How do they deal with the after effects of such an accident? Four protagonists tell their stories and provide a look at everyday life in ‘their‘ zone.

Austria, 1999, 100 mins, Ukrainian & Russian with English subtitles, directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter,

www.geyrhalterfilm.com