20 Days in Mariupol

2023

Action / Documentary / War

28
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 97% · 70 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 97% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 8.6/10 10 41559 41.6K

casualty of war mourning vladimir putin angry russian invasion of ukraine russian invasion of ukraine (2022)

Plot summary

As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

Director

Mstyslav Chernov Photo
Mstyslav Chernov

Top cast

Vladimir Putin Photo
Vladimir Putin as Self
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Photo
Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Self
Anastasiya Yerashova Photo
Anastasiya Yerashova as Self - Mother of many children
Roman Golovanov Photo
Roman Golovanov as Self - Correspondent / TV host
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 1080p.WEB 2160p.WEB
897.24 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 7
1.62 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 25
1.45 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 12
4.21 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
N/A
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paulclaassen 8 / 10

The World needs to see this.

I don't usually include reviews on documentaries on this blog, but '20 Days in Mariupol' is a documentary that needs to be seen. This is current, relevant, and illustrates the horrors of war.On February 24th, 2022 the city of Mariupol in Ukraine still looked normal. In the words of the narrator: "Wars don't start with explosions; it starts with silence." A Journalist team captures the outbreak of war, and documents how a city is reduced to ruins and rubble within just 20 days.There are no actors here. There's no make-up, no CGI, no green/blue screen effects, no visual effects. We get to see the events unfold through the lens of a camera of men on the run fearing for their lives - raw footage. The documentary plays like a found footage sci-fi thriller, but this is real life with real people.'20 Days in Mariupol' is harrowing to watch, and it is heartbreaking - more so because this is not fiction or fantasy. The film had me very emotional at times, so get that box of tissues before watching this. This ain't no popcorn flick; it is a hard-hitting documentary. Yes, it is depressing - as war generally is - but the world needs to see this. I'm so glad '20 Days in Mariupol' won the Oscar for Best Documentary. The film editing was also very good.
Reviewed by huawei-78434 10 / 10

You need to see it, you need to know the truth about Mariupol

It is very difficult to watch this movie. The worst thing is that it covers less then 1% of the horrors that happened in Mariupol. When the russians launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they spared no shells and destroyed everything in their path. They destroyed entire cities, killed thousands of civilians and children. This is a real genocide of the Ukrainian people. I hope karma catches up with them. I hope the world society will do something to stop the bloody aggressor - the russia.It is impossible to watch this movie and remain indifferent. It's very scary and it's very sad. I couldn't hold back tears the whole time I was watching the movie. I wish this had never happened, but unfortunately it is a reality, it really was. And it continues to this day.
Reviewed by sconnacher-51408 10 / 10

My City Gets Destroyed

My family moved out of Mariupol in mid-2021. We lived in between the Drama Theater and maternity hospital, across from the University. We sometimes sat outside at Coffee Racer cafe next to the hospital, drank coffee, and watched people strolling along Miru Ave.My mother stayed behind in Mariupol. Despite the ominous warnings, nobody really expected a full-scale invasion with bombs and artillery. She lived directly across the street from hospital #2, which is where the filmmakers hid through much of the movie. In fact, her burning apartment building is the opening shot of "Day 16". The area all along Kuprina St, adjacent to the hospital and small church, sits at the very western edge of the city, which took the brunt of the attacks approaching from Crimea direction.After surviving the initial bombings and attacks, Mom had to drink, cook, and clean herself with water from a well adjacent to shallow graves of her neighbors. Survivors chopped up furniture to burn for cooking. It was truly medieval in every way possible, and intentionally so. After 73 days trapped, she made it out by a miracle of good luck, but not before first going through Bezimmene filtration camp.None of my family will watch this movie except me. Everything is too close and too familiar. One thing the movie does not show is how vibrant and thriving this same city had been prior to 2/24/22. It seems surreal to see your old comfortable neighborhood get intentionally destroyed on international news. To be honest, the Russians were so jealous of Mariupol that they tried to murder it. They cannot get away with this.This is a story that absolutely needs to be seen and heard - without any sugar-coating - as painful as it may be.
Read more IMDb reviews

41 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment