Cossack Bear

1.23am Saturday April 26th 1986. On the outskirts of a forest in northern Ukraine (formerly the Soviet Union) reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes. The results are catastrophic. When the citizens of nearby Pripyat awake the following morning they are unaware that their lives are about to be turned upside-down forever. Reality begins to dawn soon enough as a city-wide evacuation is ordered. Demyan Baranets sixteen years and one day old and the son of a firefighter at the plant has a decision to make...Cossack Bear is the surreal humorous dramatic and touching story of Demyans journey through the tragedy as he attempts to help his family and some remarkable new friends chart a course through the nuclear fallout to find a new definition of home. Its a journey of self-discovery friendship and love. And ultimately its a journey of hope.