On Thursday, July 22, Danila Kozlovsky's film "Chernobyl" took second place in the international rating of the Netflix video service.

The film premiered at the site more than a month ago, but it was only available in a few countries.

To date, viewers from 45 countries can see the picture.

In 40 of them, "Chernobyl" is among the top ten leaders.

In addition, in Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, as well as Malta, the film tops the rating.

At the same time, "Chernobyl" received an ambiguous assessment of foreign audiences.

Many compare it to the acclaimed HBO and Sky miniseries of the same name in 2019 and note that the western tape came out much better.

“I tried to watch Russia's Chernobyl on Netflix and all I could think of was the masterpiece mini-series Chernobyl,” writes one Twitter user.

Other viewers found the tape too long and underdeveloped.

Some people write that this film is absolutely uninformative and simply boring.

“The film is completely uninformative in the sense that it was filmed for those who already know for sure about the effects of radiation on the human body.

He is Russian in all respects: actors, music, etc. Boredom, ”the message says.

One of the users noted that the title of the picture is deceptive, since its plot is primarily devoted not to the tragedy at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but to romantic history and people in general.

“So Netflix is ​​now releasing clickbait movies!

“Chernobyl” uses a historical catastrophe to tell a fictional love story and at the same time show us the bright human side of the USSR, ”the blogger writes.

So Netflix now produces clickbait films!

# Chernobyl1986 uses the historical disaster to tell a fictional love tragedy and at the same time show us the bright human side of the USSR.

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- ʞnʍɐıʇı ʍɐɹ1oɔʞ (@ Q80Warlock) July 23, 2021

Among foreign viewers, there are also those who highly appreciated the picture.

Some were imbued with the emotional component of the project and even shed tears in especially dramatic moments.

Someone was amazed at the incredible courage of the Russian firefighters shown on the screen, and also was impressed by the heroism of the protagonist performed by Danila Kozlovsky.

"What a film ... a firefighter father who performs feats for his son and country ... worth watching ... Hats off to the team that made this wonderful film," writes a Twitter user from the UAE.

# Chernobyl1986



This is the most sad scenes that I've seen



What is that @netflix



I've cried at those loyal friends



Unbelievable impression 💔 pic.twitter.com/EBEs3cBCzp

- Mostafa Ali (@ Mostafa79489848) July 22, 2021

Another viewer notes that the Russian project is an order of magnitude simpler than the foreign series, but at the same time it is interesting in its own way.

“Just watched Chernobyl on Netflix and it's a great movie.

I have no idea how much truth is in it, but it keeps you on your toes from start to finish.

The film is not as difficult to grasp as the production from Sky, but it is well worth watching, even if it is just for fun, ”notes one netizen.

Some bloggers praised the visual side of the project.

Thus, a spectator from the Philippines was impressed by the atmosphere of the 1980s, recreated on the screen with the help of outfits, cars, bicycles and other attributes.

For her, viewing the picture became a kind of travel in time.

The author from Great Britain also drew attention to how the spirit of the times was conveyed in the cinema, and was surprised by the image of the Soviet Union presented on the screen.

Wait a second, Netflix?

Is the new "Chernobyl" a Russian film?

From the first 20 minutes, one might think that the Soviet Union of the 1980s was not an ominous gray-beige nightmare, ”the blogger writes.

In Russia, a film starring Danila Kozlovsky and Oksana Akinshina, dedicated to the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, was released on April 15.

Its box office gross amounted to almost 376.4 million rubles with a budget of 689 million. At home, the tape was coolly received by viewers - its rating on the Kinopoisk portal is 5.2 / 10 according to 26 thousand users.

In the first half of July, another Russian film, Major Thunder: The Plague Doctor, was included in the international Netflix rating.

It took the first line and entered the top ten leaders in more than 60 countries, becoming the first project from Russia most viewed on the site.