20 Days in Mariupol (full documentary) | Academy Award® Winner | FRONTLINE + @AssociatedPress
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Published 2023-11-22
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The award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” follows Chernov as he and his Ukrainian AP colleagues become trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol, struggling to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. The last international journalists remaining in the city as Russian forces close in, Chernov, photographer Evgeniy Maloletka and field producer Vasilisa Stepanenko capture what become some of the most defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
“20 Days in Mariupol” draws on Chernov’s daily news dispatches and personal footage of his own country at war. The result is a raw and haunting account of a journalist risking his life to share the truth of the conflict with the world.
Made in partnership with The Associated Press, “20 Days in Mariupol” has had a decorated run on the 2023 film festival circuit — including at the Sundance Film Festival, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the Sheffield Film Festival and the DocEdge Film Festival.
"20 Days in Mariupol" is a FRONTLINE production with The Associated Press. The director, cinematographer and writer is Mstyslav Chernov. The field producer is Vasilisa Stepanenko. The still photographer is Evgeniy Maloletka. The editor is Michelle Mizner. The composer is Jordan Dykstra. The producers are Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath (FRONTLINE’s editor-in-chief and executive producer) and Derl McCrudden (AP’s vice president of news and head of global news production). "20 Days in Mariupol" is distributed domestically by PBS Distribution and internationally by Dogwoof.
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All Comments (21)
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The fact this is not aired on every TV across the whole world is it's own tragedy. Thank you for your service to telling their story.
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I remember looking at liveuamap every day waiting for updates. Mariupol fought hard, and will be forever remembered for its bravery. Ukraine has fought like hell, and i respect every single ukrainain more than i thought possible
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This is heartbreaking! Thank you so much for sharing this with the world. Horrible tragedy…
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I'm from Mariupol. The film shows a hundredth part of the horror that the russians committed in my city and in front of my people! The film does not show filtering, right on the street - the russians stripped my husband and me naked in front of our 5-year-old son. It doesn't show how people caught pigeons and rats to feed their children. Sitting in a cold basement, we collected urine and drank it, because due to the shelling and fear of being shot, it was impossible to go outside. The film also doesn’t show how the russians cleared and looted houses. This film is just a sketch of what happened. Damn russia!
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This film is only a small part of the difficult truth. I'm from Ukraine. I was not in Mariupol, but everything seemed to be happening with my family. me, my wife and our child who is 1 year old. The food quickly ran out and we dried the bread over the fire. The three of us lived in a hole on the street in weather of minus -7 degrees. We were very afraid that the child would freeze to death. were under constant fire from artillery, rockets and aerial bombs. many of our friends died, but we were lucky and survived. thanks to the authors for the story that happened to millions of us
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The world needs to see this.
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Я жила в Донецке, собиралась в 2014 бежать в Мариуполь с детьми… Смогла посмотреть 20 мин, выла от горя и боли. Благодарность создателям фильма, мир должен видеть это! Мир должен помочь Украине победить это зло.
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Дякую за правду всім, хто допоміг світу побачити жахи, які робить россія на українській землі. Фільм ніколи не передасть той жах, бо дивитись і відчувати ті звуки і вібрації, не те саме. Дивитись на смерть і втрачати близьких теж не одне і те саме. Дякую ЗСУ і всім захисникам України за життя. Дякую всім цивілізованим країнам і добрим людям за допомогу Україні❤ Слава Україні! Героям Слава! 🇺🇦
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“This is the first Oscar in Ukrainian history, and I’m honored,” Chernov told the crowd. “But probably I will be the first director on this stage who will say: ‘I wish I’d never made this film.’ I wish to be able to exchange this [for] Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities.” -Mstyslav Chernov.
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i`m one of thousands who was figthing in Mariupol, and i can say - that movie is just a small part of what happened in this city while we holding it. Thanks for that job
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Велика подяка за мужність все це задокументувати і показати світу!
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Я из Мариуполя ,с начала войны пережили ужас, голод, страх😢😢😢. Незнаю когда и как это можно забыть...посмотрев этот фильм...с трудом...это к сожалению ПРАВДА😢😢😢.это было и день и ночь непереставая...😢,слез не было,только страх и постоянно трусило все тело...звук самолёта 😢 убивал без бомбы... Прошло 2 года...😢😢😢
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The doctors and nurses in Ukraine are angels on earth to their country. Amazing humans and deserve all the recognition they can get. I’m so sorry this is happening in Ukraine.
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Impossible not to cry. Glory to Ukraine, Glory to heroes.
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Super emotional, and one of the best pieces of journalism I have ever seen. Great work, and all I can say is I hope only the best to Ukraine, and I hope Ukraine continues to get plenty of international aid and support.
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Я весь фильм не могла удержать слёзы! Это огромное горе, жестокось и безумие!
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This movie was shown at Boston theater followed by a talk with its director Mstyslav Chernov. I was proud to be there.
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This is very hard to watch but it must be watched. The world must know about it.
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Всім привіт! Я з Запоріжжя! Я в безпеці, але я переживаю за кожного українця, не враховуючи коловорантів. Я впевнений, що одного дня настане наша перемога і ми помстимося цим рашистам! Коли я дивлюся цей фільм, або щось подібне, я лякаю себе. Це жахіття в Україні 🇺🇦 буде наслідувати всі наші українські життя. Але я вірю в нашу могутність! Слава Україні 🇺🇦! Героям слава!
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Full supporter of Ukraine against this horrific invasion. ❤ from Vermont 🇺🇸
