The film tells the story of the 20 days director Mstislav Chernov spent with his colleagues in besieged Mariupol after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
The Ukrainian documentary film 20 days in Mariupol won the Oscar for best documentary.
Together with Mstislav Chernov, photojournalist Evgeniy Maloletka and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko, who worked with the director on the siege of Mariupol in 2022, took the stage.
The documentary 20 Days in Mariupol tells the story of the city in the first weeks of the Russian invasion. In particular, the film pays a lot of attention to shelling and bombing in Mariupol.
The documentary nature of the film is to record the deaths of the townspeople and the footage of the bombing of the maternity hospital, which became world-famous after the cynical shelling of the building by the Russians.
The film tells the story of the 20 days director Mstislav Chernov spent with his colleagues in besieged Mariupol after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. On the 21st day of the war, journalists left Mariupol along the humanitarian corridor.
At the end of the film, the text appears that the city was completely occupied by Russia for 86 days.
The film received the January 27, 2023 Audience Award for Best Foreign Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.
We remind you that the director of the film “20 Days in Mariupol” was awarded the Directors Guild of America Award for “outstanding directorial achievements in documentary filmmaking.”
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Source: korrespondent
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