Harrowing. Watching this made me feel heartbroken and angry. See this if you can bear it.

There is so much I could say about this documentary, but after rolling the credits I choose to just sit here in silence..

This should be required viewing for every citizen of Russia right now, even though many will disregard it all as fake.

The only time that makes people feel a little happy is to hear the baby's crying, and the rest of the time is all painful to watch.

Douban banned this film in China, great job, friend of Russia.

Although this documentary is harrowing, it should be available free to air across the world for all to see the inhumanity which took place.

[Sheffield '23] Although it may raise the debate on the limits of explicit images of war, especially in relation to childhood, this documentary doesn't feel like a sensationalist film but rather an honest reflection of the reality of the chaos experienced by the city of Mariupol, reduced to rubble in just two months. A journalistic work that tries to dismantle the accusations of propaganda (including staging with actors) made by Russia, but which is not reduced to 20 days after the first bombings, but rather reflects the reality of Ukraine today.

Vomited watching this. Too heavy, must have stomach.

"20 Days in Mariupol" is a harrowing and almost unbearable documentary about the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in spring 2022. In this movie, journalists document the first 20 days of the siege of the port city of Mariupol. And it is truly terrifying to see the extent of the destruction and suffering of the population in these few days. Nothing is glossed over; mass graves, killed and seriously injured civilians, and piles of corpses are shown. This is not for the faint-hearted, but it is probably necessary to be shown in this way. Because, in between, Russian news snippets are shown, in which the images from Mariupol are presented as Ukrainian propaganda. I think this documentary makes it relatively clear that this is not the case. Even though it is always difficult to evaluate documentaries about ongoing conflicts, "20 Days in Mariupol" is definitely a must-see.

As Ukrainian, it is really hard to watch and remembering all of this... It's a short film what include only a small piece of our pain... But we should watch it, to remember and never forget. Never again.

Journalists cannot save the world, but they can record its demise.

This heart and gut wrenching documentary about the Russian invasion of Mariupol -- from the announcement of the war to the moment, 20 days later, the journalists escape with their footage and their lives -- will leave no viewer unmoved, nor leave any viewer period.

And to think there are American politicians who are either naive or nefarious enough to revere Putin and other war criminals...

A few questions after watching the film.

1. Why does the man burying the bodies imply he doesn't know who's responsible?
2. Why does the man hiding from the shelling blame it on Ukraine?
3. Why does the blonde woman presented on the Russian media as an actress side with Russia and Putin now?