2000 Meters to Andriivka

I never thought my country would end up stuck in the biggest war Europe has seen since WWII. And while we bleed out, Western leaders - the same ones who promised us security in 1994 - scroll past our war on their phones. Ukrainians are dying. Not symbolically. Literally. Slowly. Brutally. Why? Because the world decided to monitor the situation.

Let me be clear: if we fall, Ukraine becomes one giant mass grave. The kind of grave Chernov filmed in Mariupol. How long will this war last? No one knows. But history does: 1914. 1939. 2022. Pretending it's not your problem won't save you when the fire spreads.

Andriivka was liberated by Ukrainian soldiers - and then taken again. Every meter of that village was paid for with blood. Real people. Real names. And when someone from your side tells us to make concessions, give away territory, or seek compromise, I imagine that person buried at the bottom of a mass grave. Too harsh? Good. Maybe now you're paying attention.

Do you know what's happening in Ukraine? Really? I doubt it. But if you want a dose of reality - go watch 20 Days in Mariupol and 2,000 Metres to Andriivka. Then tell me again that peace comes from giving in.

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.

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?

I didn't leave my seat when the credits rolled. I wanted to stand and applaud, but the film held me in a silence that felt more honest than clapping. What struck me most was the acting: every look, every pause carries the weight of real life. There's no gloss here, no easy sentiment. The boys speak plainly about why they left their lives for the front. We're shown a shot of a fallen boy, and later a mother at his grave-scenes the camera holds just long enough to make you breathe with them, not look away.

Nothing in this film feels staged. It invites you to witness, not consume. By the end you're not thinking about plot points; you're thinking about people-about a world that exists right now in Ukraine, in the 21st century, parallel to our own routines. It's not an easy watch, but it's a necessary one. This is the rare film that keeps you in your seat after the lights come up, gathering yourself before you step back into the ordinary. Don't miss it.

I live near Kyiv, my house was damaged last year by a missile, my brother is defending Ukraine from the first day, we are always on the alert because of drones and missiles attacks, but when you see this film, you understand that all your suffering is nothing compèring to how are suffering they, that such villages and such forests are hundreds and thousands of our soldiers go through this every day, and that everything you see in here is happening meanwhile you are watching this film:(