What to know about the harrowing Ukraine war doc '20 Days in Mariupol'
Theatergoers in select cities will soon be able to watch “20 Days in Mariupol,” the visceral documentary on Russia’s early assault on the Ukrainian city
NEW YORK (AP) — Theatergoers in select cities will soon be able to watch “20 Days in Mariupol,” the visceral documentary on Russia's early assault on the Ukrainian city.
The 94-minute film is a joint production by The Associated Press and PBS “Frontline" and has been met with critical acclaim and an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival. AP journalist Mstyslav Chernov directed the movie from 30 hours of footage he and other AP journalists shot in Mariupol in the opening days of the war.
Chernov and AP colleagues Evgeniy Maloletka, a photographer, and producer Vasilisa Stepanenko were the last international journalists in the city before escaping.
“I thought I should do something more. I should do something more with that 30 hours of footage to tell a bigger story and more context to show the audience of the scale,” Chernov has said.
