20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL

By Mstyslav CHERNOV

DOGWOOF - as SALES

Completed 2022

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2023
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Zurich FF 2023
Border Lines
Sheffield Doc Fest 2023
IDFA 2023
Hot Docs 2023
CPHDOX 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Countries
    • UKRAINE
    • Languages
    • UKRANIAN, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 94 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mstyslav CHERNOV
    • Synopsis
    • An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporter who remain 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.