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The last people of Chernobyl 3

The Last People of Chernobyl is an emotional documentary showing the lives of samosely - people who still live in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, created after the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster. In their abandoned villages, there is no running water or stores, often no electricity. Many of them are fighting the hardships of old age. Despite three decades spent almost alone, they show a picture of humanity forgotten in the developed world.

"There is no month without death here," they say, adding that every now and then someone dies and that it will soon come for them as well. Today, there are no more than 50 of them left and probably almost all of them will be gone in the next few years. That is why they are the last people of Chernobyl.

  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Director
  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Writer
  • Krystian Machnik
    Writer
  • Krystian Machnik
    Producer
  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Producer
  • Alan Bucki
    Music
  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Editing
  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Director of photography
  • Bartosz Wabno
    VFX and motion graphics
  • Robert Sawicki
    VFX and motion graphics
  • Kinga Klakla
    Still graphics
  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Color Grading
  • Amadeusz Kocan
    Sound mixing and editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ostatni ludzie Czarnobyla 3
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature
  • Genres:
    Social, Historical
  • Runtime:
    1 hour
  • Completion Date:
    May 24, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ukraine
  • Language:
    Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.4:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Reel Doc Fest
    Elburn
    United States
    May 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival "Bucovina"
    Chernivtsi
    Ukraine
    November 27, 2020
    Best Feature Documentary
  • Pigdon Street International Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
    December 13, 2020
    Official Selection
  • East Northeast
    Newburgh
    United States
    November 16, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Amadeusz Kocan

Amadeusz Kocan — Born on February 7, 1994 in Zielona Gora. Film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Self-educated, he began his adventure as a film maker by working in television and undertaking his first feature and documentary projects. He graduated from the first level of the National Music School. Soon after gaining experience, he founded the independent film studio Green Mountain Pictures . The studio produces feature and documentary films, commercials, shorts and music videos. He is a creator of the documentary film series "The Last People of Chernobyl" and "Chernobyl: Men of Steel." He created these films between 2017 and 2023, while regularly providing humanitarian aid despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. His most important directed feature film is a drama titled "The Road to Nowhere". He has also produced a number of short films and commercials and has contributed to several independent projects.

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Director Statement

My goal is to make films that explore the lives and hardships of people who live in deserted lands.