The film “20 days in Mariupol” will be shown again in Ukrainian cinemas

The Oscar-winning documentary "20 Days in Mariupol" will be shown again in Ukrainian cinemas from March 14. The show will run for a limited time, and the show schedule can be viewed here.

This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian film distributor Arthouse Trafik.

The online release of the film will start on March 21. Back in November 2023, the tape was put on the open access of the American YouTube, but the film was not available for viewing in Ukraine.

The film can also be purchased and watched on Amazon, Apple TV and Google Play Movies.

About the film "20 days in Mariupol"

The film tells the story of the first weeks of fighting in Mariupol during a full-scale Russian invasion.

Director and photographer Mstislav Chernov, photographer Yevhen Maloletka and producer and journalist Vasylisa Stepanenko worked on the film. They became the last journalists who covered the beginning of the destruction of Mariupol by Russia — for this, all three received the Pulitzer Prize.

• On March 11, 2024 , the documentary film "20 Days in Mariupol" by Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov became the first film from Ukraine to win an Oscar. The film was recognized as the best full-length documentary film.
• Even before the Oscar, the film "20 Days in Mariupol" received many awards and world recognition. The film was awarded the Audience Award at the main independent film festival Sundance in 2023. For this film, its creators (Yevhen Maloletka, Mstislav Chernov and Vasylisa Stepanenko) also won the Shevchenko Prize — the most prestigious award for their contribution to the development of culture and art in Ukraine.
• The tape became the highest-grossing documentary film in Ukraine, collecting 500,000 hryvnias only for the first weekend of release. Mstislav Chernov also received an award from the Directors Guild of America.