The Kiev Confession

Set against the fall of the Soviet Union, The Kiev Confession weaves together the stories of a Ukrainian family devastated by Chernobyl and an American reporter who tracks fallout from Oppenheimer's "Trinity" to "Simon," the bomb test at the heart of her own family’s tragedy in upstate New York.

Kiev, Ukraine, 1986. Dmitry Marchenko and his sister march with thousands of children in the May Day Parade, unaware that deadly radiation is blanketing the city. Four years later, Dmitry is on a mission to expose the coverup of Chernobyl’s true toll.

Washington, D.C., 1990. Vickie Evans, a reporter and single mom, is struggling to succeed in a competitive newsroom. But when her story on radioactive snow from Chernobyl at the South Pole leads to a U.S. nuclear secret hidden for three decades, it sets her on a quest for the truth behind her brother’s death.

Dmitry and Vickie risk it all to expose the terrible Cold War nuclear secrets that shattered the lives of so many. Their journey reveals the indomitable power of truth to heal and rekindle the human spirit with hope and love.