20 Days in Mariupol (20 днів у Маріуполі)

Production Status
Сompleted
Year of starting production
2022
Release Date
2023
Country(ies) of (co)production
Ukraine
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian, English
Duration
94’
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An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who have remained in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.

After nearly a decade covering international conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, for The Associated Press, 20 Days In Mariupol is Mstyslav Chernov’s first feature film. The film draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. It offers a vivid, harrowing account of civilians caught in the siege, as well as a window into what it’s like to report from a conflict zone, and the impact of such journalism around the globe.

CREW:
Directing: Mstyslav Chernov
DOP: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka (photographer)
Sound: Jim Sullivan
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