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The Babushkas of Chernobyl

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Some 200 women defiantly cling to their ancestral homeland in Chernobyl’s radioactive “Exclusion Zone.”

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2015-06-14

Runtime: 72 mins

Director: Holly Morris, Anne Bogart

Spoken language: Український, English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: The Babushkas of Chernobyl

Production Companies: Chicken & Egg Films, Fork Films, Hedgebrook, PowderKeg Studios

Production Countries: United States of America

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