20 Days in Mariupol
Sunday, May 12, 2024
6:00pm to 8:00pm
Part of: The Ukrainian Film Festival
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Film by Mstyslav Chernov
An AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting atrocities of the Russian invasion. As the only international reporters who remain in the city, they capture what later become defining images of the war: dying children, mass graves, the bombing of a maternity hospital, and more.
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