The creator of "Chernobyl" told about the remote scene

There is one scene that we cut due to lack of time, but I'd really like to get her back. In the second episode, the character of Emily Watson (Uliana Homyuk) attends a party official, who says that there is no problem. Next was the scene in which he called on the phone and tried to convince party leaders to cancel the parade on May 1 in Minsk due to air pollution. This is not allowed. He had no choice but to go to the parade with everyone. This is absolutely true chapter in the history of Chernobyl. In Kiev and Minsk were held parades on May 1, in which people, including children, took to the streets, unaware of the radioactive air pollution.

The most difficult part for us was the constant desire to be as accurate as possible, given budget constraints and the schedule of filming. We realized that if you tell a story that takes place within about two or three years, five hours, many things have to change and shrink. But we tried to do it as little as possible, and I always pay attention to it, to later explain in their podcasts.

We knew that tell the story of another culture. It was important that we, the outsiders, told the inside story. We are not talking about people coming from outside. We focused on the history of ordinary Soviet citizens and their experience of the incident. We want people in the West saw the normal everyday Soviet life is not necessarily consistent with what we are told. In Soviet life were very unpleasant episodes, none of this does not argue. But people are smiling and happy children playing - we wanted it to be seen more.

It was hard to explain certain aspects of the case of denial, not a loose general narrative rhythm. That night there was some incredible denial of the disaster. The only thing you need to know is the fact that most people in this town have been part of the community support the work of a nuclear reactor. They absolutely do not understand what a nuclear power, how it works and what the potential danger of radiation carries. It is very difficult to accept this, coming from a country where all these things are discussed completely openly.