On April 10, the first screening of the Oscar-winning film "20 Days in Mariupol" in India was held at the Alliance Française de Delhi. 

We thank all the viewers who came to see this tragic documentary and demonstrated their solidarity.

In the introductory speech Ambassador of Ukraine to India Dr. Oleksandr Polishchuk recalled personal memories of the city and recited the poem “We will never ever be brothers” which was written in 2014 by Anastasia Dmitruk, reacting to the Russian illegal annexation of Crimea.

We sincerely thank our reliable partners who made this screening possible Alliance Française de Delhi, Polish Institute New Delhi, as well as the whole documentary team — Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasylisa Stepanenko, FRONTLINE PBS and Associated Press – for their courage, bravery and unimaginable efforts in preserving history.

ABOUT “20 Days in Mariupol”:

The documentary by Mstyslav Chernov shows the events of the first tragic days of the war in Mariupol through the eyes of the only international reporters who chose to document the events after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine instead of evacuating.

"I wish I had never made this film, I wish to be able to exchange this to Russia never attacking Ukraine, never occupying our cities. I wish to give all the recognition to Russia not killing tens of thousands of my fellow citizens." - such was Mr. Chernov`s speech receiving the Oscar.