Billy vs Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape

Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Billy). Chernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape is the shorter watch at 1h 8m compared with 1h 47m. Billy is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BillyChernobyl: 48 Hours To Escape
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20242026
Length1h 47m1h 8m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary, History, TV Movie
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorLawrence Côté-CollinsLuke Wales
Main castLawrence Côté-Collins, Billy-Denis Poulin, Alexandre L'HeureuxRalph Ineson

Synopsis

Billy

Billy is a film buff who films himself non-stop. During a film shoot, he meets Lawrence Côté-Collins and the two become friends. One night, he assaults her. Years later, in prison for the deaths of two people, Billy is diagnosed with schizophrenia. With the help of the filmmaker, his only remaining relationship apart from his family, his personal archives become an invaluable resource for understanding his illness. A formal deconstruction of…

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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