Kalina's Apple: Forest of Chernobyl

Overview

A girl, Kalina, who lives in Belarus spends summer vacation at grandma's house in rural area. They village is very close to the area prohibited to reside because of radioactive contamination. Kalina's family had lived there, but they break up in the attack of mom. Dad moved in far-off Moscow to earn the hospital charges for Mon. One day, hospitalized Mon tells Kalina 'There is a castle of devils in a town called Chernobyl. They are spreading out poisons.' Kalina tells grandma it. She laughs and says 'God will attack them.' However, grandma gets sick, and mom's condition has deteriorated. Kalina wonders why God wouldn't help her. 'If god wouldn't do anything, I do by myself' Kalina decides to go to Chernobyl.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 19, 2011

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese, Russian

Countries

Japan, Russia

Cast

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Director

Akiyoshi Imazeki

Writer

Akira Ishikawa,Akiyoshi Imazeki

Cinematography

Kujô Sanbongi

Music

Koji Endo

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2006150