Chernobyl Diaries er en originalhistorie fra Oren Peli, som tidligere har skremt vettet av publikum med sin thrillersuksess Paranormal Activity. Filmen følger en gruppe med seks turister, som ønsker å ta turer utenom de vanlige turistfellene. De leier en ekstremtur-guide som ignorerer advarslene og tar de med til den forlatte byen Pripyat, hvor de tidligere arbeiderne på kjernekraftverket i Tjernobyl bodde. Byen har ligget øde i 25 år, men etter en stund på oppdagelsesferd i Pripyat finner de ut at de slett ikke er alene.
Three decades after the nuclear explosion, almost everything has been said about this ecological and sanitary disaster that made Pripiat a part of History. How did the greatest industrial disaster change the course of History, disrupt global geopolitics and, directly or indirectly, redistribute the balances and power relations of the twentieth century? The world will never be the same again. By retracing the incredible battle waged by the Soviet Union against radiation, this film proposes to retrace and enlighten an extraordinary story, while exploring the historical stakes in the medium and long-term…
Poliske was contaminated with radioactive material after the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. Soviet authorities did everything they could to erase the ancient history of this town, and after Chornobyl, they destroyed its future.
The film marks the occasion of the 800-year anniversary of Chornobyl: an epitaph to the nuclear power station tragedy. Lina Kostenko, the Ukrainian poetess, joins former residents on their annual trip to the dead town.