'20 Days in Mariupol' is unquestionably a propaganda film; but I believe it also tells the truth. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the closest thing to facism seen in Europe for many years; and it's heartbreaking to watch this film of a city under fire being gradually destroyed. Many of those caught on camera are not happy to be filmed; basically, because they're not happy full stop, as their lives are taken away from them. The film-makers risked their own lives to make this movie; but over two years later, the battle continues across the country. I don't know what the solution is; but the men who started the war, just because they could, are sadly not the kind of people to be haunted by such evidence at this of the enormity of their crimes.
Review of 20 Days in Mariupol
