20 Days in Mariupol (20 днів у Маріуполі - 20 Dniv u Mariupoli) (2023)

Watched in 2024: Movies (35 movies items)

" Director: Mstyslav Chernov His 1st Movie My 1st movie watched from the director Devestation. Brutal reality. Heartbreaking imagery. The voice-over is perfectly toned as he navigates us through a modern city turned to rubble and its citizens dying in every scene. Added to Lists: Best Documentaries of the 2020s Current Event Documentaries __________ "

Predicting the Winners of the 2024 Oscars (20 movies items)

"And the Nominees are... *20 Days in Mariupol *Bobi Wine: The People's President *The Eternal Memory *Four Daughters *To Kill a Tiger And the Oscar goes to... They're not going to talk about Palestinian suffering, but the Academy can show off their "concern" about the world with a win for 20 Days in Mariupol. Outside of the broader political reasoning, the film was incredibly well-received, and has won most major precursors. Seems locked in."

2024 Oscar Nomination Predictions (20 movies items)

"1.Feels safest (that's not much with this category). 2.BAFTA and PGA nominee, Netflix backing. They don't like to go for docs about a single person, but I think this one feels solid. They like music docs, and this is the only one here this year. 3.BAFTA, DGA and PGA, important subject; probably in. 4.Critics' Choice nominee. An Alzheimer's-tinged love story; feels like it'll be very affecting, sticking in voters minds. 5.I think the singe-subject bias will rear it's head with Still, as well "