Chernobyl

Chernobyl (2019) 

Occasional factual deviations and over-simplifications are not important at all to this story. Crucially, the makers have succeeded in evoking the spirit of the times, using characters to help establish an impartial indictment of a mendacious ideology and pointing out how far they can go on messing around with natural elements as adherence to fulfilling a plan is involved - all in a downright naturalistic, indiscriminate form. From the first episode, it is an unpleasant and yet incredibly compelling spectacle, based on great acting performances (Jared Harris and Stellan Skarsgård are excellent, however, the phenomenal Paul Ritter perhaps struck me the most, as he accurately portrays a man who is the product of that regime). I have to say that the most stunning part was the last episode with the reconstruction of the safety test - knowing its consequences, I had goosebumps all the way through on the edge of my seat. In short, the makers chose the absolutely excellently constructed storyline, the beginning of which will amaze you, the middle will terrify you and the end will leave you devastated. This is a really high quality and consistent piece of work. (04/06/2019)