2000 Meters to Andriivka

I am speechless. This is one of the (if not THE) most powerful films I've ever seen. It will change you as a person. It truly will. It is beautifully crafted, and there is no second in this film which is not honest. These people are more than just people. These people are the reason this Earth is still spinning. They are Light. There are no words to thank them. Thank you Mstislav to bringing this to life and showing this to the world.

Well, I have yet to screen this I eagerly await it. It's just received an award in Denmark filmmaker has previously received an Academy award. This film follows a Ukrainian platoon battling to retake Andriivka from the occupiers.

The CPH:DOX 2025 jury said, "It's a masterpiece in filmmaking: a haunting, multi layered portrayal of war comparable to All Quiet on the Western Front. But this is not the First World War, it's today. The meaningless of war, and also its unsettling poetry are all on full display here. An artist in amongst bloodshed brings the reality home, and make an anti war film that forces us to reflect on the diginity of each human life lost.'

Watched at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

Mstyslav Chernov comes again with another horrifying, risky, and harrowing documentary of the conflicts and deadly war between Ukraine and Russia. Presented with nightmarish war and fighting sequences caught through live cameras, Chernov doesn't shy away on showing some of the dark sides of humanity and demonstrating the harsh realities of what soldiers are going through and how war itself, affects individuals and the world.

The way Chernov presents each of the participants, scenarios, and environment is both incredible. Having cameras and people going through the battle fields, where there are many moments of near death and terrifying moments are displayed is quite a shock. I don't think I have ever seen a war documentary this harrowing and scary in my entire life. And having seen some of the best war documentaries ever, this is some real scary stuff.

I do applaud Mstyslav Chernov and the rest of his crew having to go out there to film and document about the war. Putting yourself in the shoes of soldiers and danger for the people to see is really the biggest risk, yet purposeful thing to do. Highly recommend for those interested in the war conflicts.

I couldn't hold back my tears while watching this documentary.

What is the true price of freedom?

Thousands, millions of innocent lives.

How much longer must we endure this bloodshed?

How many more lives will be stolen before humanity learns that freedom should not come at such a devastating cost?

If you think this is a documentary about high tech war in 2025, forget it. With the exception of the occasional drone popping up, this is about infantry war where the soldiers, due to a specific terrain feature, are really tight together. You get to feel close to these Ukrainian troops, and when they die or are wounded, you see it and feel it, because you know who they are. Even when Russian soldiers are shot dead or rooted out of bunkers, you will feel good for the Ukrainians but you don't feel any elation, at all. I fully back the Ukrainians, and seeing this film just breaks my heart that they have had to endure this carnage for three and a half years now, where all they want is to be left alone..