Amid the failing counteroffensive, a journalist follows a Ukrainian platoon on their mission to traverse one mile of heavily fortified forest and liberate a strategic village from Russian occupation. But the farther they advance through their destroyed homeland, the more they realize that this war may never end.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jan 20267/10
A squad of doughty Ukrainian soldiers are given a mission. They have to advance to relieve the beleaguered town of Andriivka. It’s not far, a mere 2 kilometres - a distance you could walk in quarter of an hour at a decent pace. These fellas have no road, though, no path or trail. Accompanied by a video-journalist, they have to get down on their bellies and crawl, under sniper fire, uncertain as to what waits behind the next burnt out building. Their terrain, well it looks like the product of a scorched-earth policy. The trees have been reduced to sticks, the soil a black and grey mix of dirt and ash, and yet these young men remain remarkably stoic about their task. Their’s is a mission from God to protect their homeland from the Russian invaders, and they are content to put their lives and limbs on the line to achieve their goal. We see something of their determination and sense of team spirit here, but unlike so many dramatised versions we will have seen over the years, this almost smells real. Death is there for these men. We see it, we hear it. We watch them hunker down in what’s left of their forests, we see them only marginally more safe inside their armoured vehicles. And all
Read the whole review on TMDB - Louisa Moore - Screen Zealotson TMDB · Apr 2025
Director Mstyslav Chernov offers an unflinching look at the brutal realities of conflict with his “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” a gut-wrenching, no-holds-barred documentary that pulls you right into the heart of the war in Ukraine. From the moment you step into this film, you’re immersed in a world of devastation, destruction, and loss through incredibly shocking and compelling footage. The documentary follows a Ukrainian platoon as they attempt to liberate the village of Andriivka, a strategic location devastated by war. Accompanied by a journalist, the platoon pushes forward through a heavily fortified forest as they inch their way through a harsh landscape marked by mines, ruins torn apart by the conflict, and constant, deadly danger. Along the way, these solders start to realize that the war might not end anytime soon, and the documentary explores not just the military struggle but the emotional and psychological toll that consumes these civilians and fighters. Chernov’s observational style allows the harrowing images to speak for themselves, and there’s no sugarcoating the brutality of war. The camera captures moments of destruction, injuries, and death with such raw intensity t
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- Mstyslav ChernovSelf
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- Mstyslav ChernovDirector
- Mstyslav ChernovWriter
- Mstyslav ChernovDirector of Photography
- Sam SlaterOriginal Music Composer
- Michelle MiznerEditor
- Mstyslav ChernovProducer
- Michelle MiznerProducer
- Raney Aronson-RathProducer
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