20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
Ukraine, 2023, 94’
Director: Mstyslav Chernov
Documentary
During the Russian siege in 2022, unspeakably gruesome and bloody images of the countless dead and wounded victims of bombings and shootings in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol were seen around the world – thanks in part to the work of Ukrainian AP journalist Mstyslav Chernov. With great difficulty in this city lacking electricity and internet coverage, he managed to share these shocking and now-iconic images, such as the pregnant woman being carried on a stretcher from a bombed-out maternity clinic.
This documentary offers an even more powerful and mind-boggling impression of the siege—if such a thing is possible. The crystal-clear quality of the video footage makes for an almost 3D viewing experience. The camera captures the entry into the blasted clinic, the hurriedly dug mass graves containing dead children, and emotional exclamations from the doctors working in operating rooms.
Festivals / Awards: Academy Awards nomination – Best Documentary; BAFTA nominations – Best Documentary, Best Foreign Film; Sundance Festival – Audience Award…
Ticket price 400 dinars.
* The screening has a humanitarian character and the entire revenue from ticket sales will be forwarded to organizations that help those affected by the war in Ukraine. The screening is organized by the Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival in cooperation with the embassies of the United Kingdom and Ukraine