20 Days is documentation, literally. It is made by journalists simply trying to put on film what is happening as their city and country are being devastated by war. It is often hard to truly comprehend what being caught in a war zone feels like. Films like this may be the closest (hopefully) many of us ever get. Chernov and his crew film as much as they can, capturing the real effects on the city of Mariupol and its people.
Be warned, you will see death. 20 Days chronicles the deaths of civilians in war. This is something that we rarely see in documentaries, real people as they die in hospitals and the suffering of their loved ones. This is what war really is, not exciting gun battles or confrontations, but real people losing their lives and the people who do all they can to save them.
20 Days is shocking to watch and important to understand. It is a reminder of how important this sort of witness is so the world can know. It is a difficult watch. You will see things you don't want to. But it is important to see, and remember.
20 Days in Mariupol
Writer/Director: Mstyslav Chernov
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