20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL offers an even more poignant and bewildering picture of the siege. The razor-sharp image quality of the video footage gives the viewer an almost three-dimensional experience: the camera follows Chernov as he enters damaged clinics, ad hoc mass graves, and the emotional reactions of doctors in operating rooms.
Although the bombings make the images jerky, everything remains crystal clear. In a soft voice-over, Chernov shares his personal emotions about the twenty days that turned an ordinary city into a shattered ruin.