Closing Film: 20 Days in Mariupol

Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin invites its guests to the closing film of the festival: 20 Days in Mariupol by Mstyslav Chernov.

About the film: 

Ukraine | 2023 | Documentary | 94'

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 reporters

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.