Forty years after the devastating Chernobyl nuclear accident, the once-thriving city of Pripyat remains largely evacuated. A documentary explores the town's eerie state and the experiences of former residents who were forced to leave their homes.

After the catastrophic accident in the nearby nuclear reactor, the city of Pripyat had to be completely evacuated. Some 50,000 people left their homes forever. DW visited the town with a former resident 40 years later.