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Oscar-Winning Ukrainian Director Mstyslav Chernov on Immersive War Doc ‘2,000 Meters to Andriivka’: ‘Ukraine Is Even Stronger Than It Was Before’
Oscar-winning Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov on harrowing immersive war doc '2,000 Meters to Andriivka' and his country's formidable resistance.
“2,000 Meters,” which launched from Sundance and recently played at Karlovy Vary, is a more intimate piece that uses helmet-cam footage and first-person narration to bring the spectator onto the battlefield while delving into the war’s deep psychological impact on soldiers. The brutal, centimeter-by centimeter struggle finally leads to the platoon leader, named Fedya, raising the Ukrainian flag over Andriivka. We all woke up every day, turned on our TVs and our Instagrams and our Telegram channels, and we watched the news hoping that tomorrow there would be another name on the list of liberated villages and cities.
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