Bear Island vs Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape

Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Bear Island). Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape is the shorter watch at 1h 8m compared with 1h 25m. Bear Island is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Bear IslandChernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20142026
Length1h 25m1h 8m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary, History, TV Movie
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorEdda Trandum Grjotheim, Inge WeggeLuke Wales
Main cast–Ralph Ineson

Synopsis

Bear Island

Three brothers wish to surf waves no one has surfed before them. The answer is to go to Bjørnøya, the island next to the better known Spitsbergen. For two months they live on the island, self sufficient in food and equipment.

Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape

Witnesses, survivors and front-line heroes recall the first days of the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986. Featuring rare archive footage of the world's worst ever nuclear accident.

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