20 Days in Mariupol
Seen it?2023 | 94 min | Documentary, War
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved For Sama or They Shall Not Grow Old, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Intense, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 83 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
8.1 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Oscar: Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature Film. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Documentary. Won 2 Critics' Choice Awards: Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best First Documentary Feature, Critics' Choice Documentary Awards: Best Political Documentary. Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of America Awards: Outstanding Directing – Documentary. Won 1 Peabody Award: Peabody Awards: Best Documentary Feature Film. Also nominated for 1 more BAFTA, 3 more Critics' Choice Awards and 2 PGA Awards. Plus 25 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$21K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 71K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mstyslav Chernov
- Mstyslav ChernovSelf - Narrator and Interviewer
- Evgeniy MaloletkaSelf
- Liudmyla AmelkinaSelf
- Zhanna HomaSelf
- Oleksandr IvanovSelf
- Irina KalininaSelf
- Volodymyr NikulinSelf
- Anastasiya YerashovaSelf