These 'Babushkas' call Chernobyl home, and they won't leave it
Says one of them: "Radiation doesn't scare me. Starvation does."
Says another: "In Kiev (where many were relocated and stayed) I would have died five times over. The air is probably worse than here."
The women we meet in the film are honest, forthright and compelling. They live in a harsh land of crumbling buildings but they are not beaten down. The film focuses on three of them and also gives us some of the soldiers and scientists who work but do not live in the area. We also meet young folks who, inspired by a video game, get their kicks by sneaking into the area and goofing around. There is strength and dignity to these women — Hanna Zavorotyna, Maria Shovkuta and Valentyna Ivamivna are their names — and Morris and co-director/producer Anne Bogart treat them with admirable sensitivity and understanding.
Says one of them: "Radiation doesn't scare me. Starvation does."
Says another: "In Kiev (where many were relocated and stayed) I would have died five times over. The air is probably worse than here."
The women we meet in the film are honest, forthright and compelling. They live in a harsh land of crumbling buildings but they are not beaten down. The film focuses on three of them and also gives us some of the soldiers and scientists who work but do not live in the area. We also meet young folks who, inspired by a video game, get their kicks by sneaking into the area and goofing around. There is strength and dignity to these women — Hanna Zavorotyna, Maria Shovkuta and Valentyna Ivamivna are their names — and Morris and co-director/producer Anne Bogart treat them with admirable sensitivity and understanding.
Data: 27.01.16
Fonte: www.chicagotribune.com
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