20 Days in Mariupol
Theatrical release poster
Ukrainian20 днів у Маріуполі
Directed byMstyslav Chernov
Written byMstyslav Chernov
Produced byRaney Aronson-Rath
Mstyslav Chernov
Derl McCrudden
Michelle Mizner
CinematographyMstyslav Chernov
Evgeniy Maloletka
Edited byMichelle Mizner
Music byJordan Dykstra
Production
companies
Distributed byPBS Distribution
Release date
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUkraine
LanguagesUkrainian
English
Russian
"20 Days in Mariupol"
Frontline episode
Episode no.Season 2023
Episode 22
Original air date21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)
Running time97 minutes
"20 Days in Mariupol". PBS.
full documentary with introduction

20 Days in Mariupol (Ukrainian: 20 днів у Маріуполі, romanized: 20 dniv u Mariupoli) is a 2023 Ukrainian documentary film directed by Mstyslav Chernov.[2] The film tells the story of the twenty days Chernov spent with his colleagues in besieged Mariupol after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Chernov compiled footage that he collected in Mariupol together with the team from Frontline and the Associated Press (AP). The film premiered on 20 January at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival[1] where it won the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition.[3][4][5] It was selected as the Ukrainian submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, [6][7] and made the December shortlist.[8] It received critical acclaim and was named one of the top 5 documentary films of 2023 by the National Board of Review.[9]

Synopsis

The film documents the twenty days Chernov spent with his colleagues during the battle of Mariupol in 2022. As the Russian invasion begins, the team of Ukrainian journalists become trapped in the besieged city and struggle to continue their work documenting the war.

Release

UK-based documentary film-distribution company Dogwoof oversees international sales rights, and will handle all worldwide sales excluding North America, where PBS Distribution has acquired rights.[10]

The film was released in selected theaters in the US on 14 July.[11] In Ukraine, public release began on 31 August.[12] Pre-premiere screenings took place in Kyiv (Bouquet Kyiv Stage 2023 festival)[13] and Lviv (NGO "Lviv Media Forum").[14] On the first weekend of September 2023, the film collected more than 530,000 грн‎ (est. USD$15,000) at the Ukrainian box office, becoming the highest-grossing Ukrainian documentary in history.[15]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "20 Days in Mariupol offers a grueling but vital look at the devastating impact of war."[16] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 based on eighteen reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[17]

Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that "This is bleak but essential viewing," and that "this nonfiction feature may not have a simple narrative arc, but the director’s unpretentious first-person narration and the intensity of the war-crimes evidence compiled make it riveting nonetheless."[18] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that 20 Days in Mariupol "is a particularly immersive example of the genre, chronicling the weekslong siege of the titular Ukrainian city by Russian forces. [...] What comes through most vividly, other than the human tragedy on display, is the vital importance of war correspondents and the courage and ingenuity they must possess in order to work under such life-threatening conditions."[19] Randy Myers of The Mercury News gave the film 3.5/4 stars, calling it a "grim, essential piece of journalism" and "an immersive account from Ukrainian journalists at the AP who spent nearly three weeks embedded in a port city that was targeted by Russia and mercilessly attacked."[20]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half out of four stars, stating that "It goes on a short list of great documentaries that the viewer will never want to watch again.... This is a dispatch from hell on earth. The fragmented, chaotic, imprecise nature of it is a revelation."[21]

Screening controversy

In October, the film was to be shown at the Serbian Beldocs festival at the Lazarevac Cultural Center in the suburbs of Belgrade. On 10 October, far-right ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party called for the cancellation of the screening of the "anti-Russian propaganda film of the Kyiv regime", which is "an attempt by the West to change the attitude of the Serbian people towards brotherly Russia".[22] On 12 October, festival administration canceled the screening, stressing that "Beldocs is not behind this decision and did not participate in it".[23]

Accolades

20 Days in Mariupol was included in competition of the Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary category. The world premiere took place at the festival in January 2023.[24] Film won Audience Award in World Cinema Documentary category.

The film received several awards later in 2023: Cinema for Peace as best documentary of the year,[25] Standing Up award at Cleveland International Film Festival.[26] The Ukrainian premiere took place at the Docudays UA festival, where it took the main award of National Competition Program.[27] At the New Zealand documentary festival Doc Edge, 20 Days in Mariupol was awarded Best Director (Mstyslav Chernov) and Best Editing (Michelle Mizner).[28] Later, the film received The Tim Hetherington Award at Sheffield DocFest.[29]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
BAFTA 18 February 2024 Best Film Not in the English Language 20 Days in Mariupol Shortlisted [30]
Best Documentary Shortlisted
Academy Awards 10 March 2024 Best Documentary Feature Film 20 Days in Mariupol Shortlisted [31]
Best International Feature Film Shortlisted
Sundance Film Festival 29 January 2023 World Cinema: Documentary Competition 20 Days in Mariupol Nominated [24]
World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary Won
Directors Guild of America Awards 10 February 2024 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Nominated [32]
Cinema for Peace 6 March 2023 Most Valuable Documentary of the Year Won [25]
Cleveland International Film Festival 1 April 2023 Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Award Won [26]
Doc Edge 3 June 2023 Best International Feature Nominated [28]
Best International Director Mstyslav Chernov Won
Best International Editing Michelle Mizner Won
DocuDays UA 8 June 2023 DOCU/UKRAINE Competition Jury Award 20 Days in Mariupol Won [27]
Audience Award Won
Sheffield DocFest 19 June 2023 Tim Hetherington Award Won [29]
Athens International Film Festival 9 October 2023 Best Documentary Nominated [33]
Best Documentary - Special Mention Won [34]
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 12 November 2023 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [35]
[36]
Best First Documentary Feature Won
Best Political Documentary Won
Best Narration Mstyslav Chernov Nominated
Best Editing Michelle Mizner Nominated
Gotham Independent Film Awards 27 November 2023 Best Documentary Feature 20 Days in Mariupol Nominated [37]
National Board of Review 6 December 2023 Top 5 Documentary Films Won[lower-alpha 1] [38]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 10 December 2023 Best Documentary Nominated [39]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 12 December 2023 Best Documentary Film Nominated [40]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 18 December 2023 Best Documentary Film Second [41]
Toronto Film Critics Association 17 December 2023 Allan King Documentary Award Won [42]
San Diego Film Critics Society 19 December 2023 Best Documentary Runner-up [43]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 3 January 2024 Best Documentary Nominated [44]
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards 6 January 2024 Best Documentary Feature Nominated [45]
National Society of Film Critics Awards 6 January 2024 Best Non-Fiction Film Runner-up[lower-alpha 2]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 8 January 2024 Best Documentary Feature Won [47]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 9 January 2024 Best Documentary Film Won [48]
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 10 January 2024 Best Documentary Nominated [49]
Cinema Eye Honors 12 January 2024 Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath and Derl McCrudden Pending [50]
Outstanding Debut 20 Days in Mariupol Pending
Audience Choice Prize Pending
Outstanding Editing Michelle Mizner Pending
Outstanding Production Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath and Derl McCrudden Pending
Satellite Awards 18 February 2024 Best Motion Picture – Documentary 20 Days in Mariupol Pending [51]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple films.
  2. ↑ Tied with Kokomo City.

References

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