Mariupolis 2

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Mariupolis 2

2022

1h 45m

Documentary

War

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In 2022, Mantas Kvedaravičius went back to Ukraine, in the Donbass, at the heart of the war, to be with the people he had met and filmed in 2014 and 2015. Following his death, his producers and collaborators have put all their strength to continue transmitting his work, his vision, his films. Also a PhD in anthropology Mantas Kvedaravičius wished to testify as a filmmaker "as far as possible from the agitation of the media and the politicians". With huge force and sensitivity, Mariupolis 2 depicts life as it continues amidst the bombing and it reveals images that convey both tragedy and hope.

Ty Burr

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09/12/2022

3.5/4

A devastating and devastatingly simple documentary of life in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol during March of this year, when constant Russian bombardment had reduced everything to rubble.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

05/20/2022

In “Mariupolis 2,” we’re looking at vérité snapshots of war as it happens, and that’s a thing of value.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

05/20/2022

4/5

The film itself feels like wreckage, fragmented and strewn, and as hot to the touch as the chunk of scalding debris we see the survivors pass from hand to hand in amazed disbelief.

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

07/07/2024

As expected, Mariupolis 2 is difficult to watch...The people of Maripol no longer have the privilege to be phased by death or properly mourn.

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Winnie Wang

Cinema Scope

02/17/2023

Ultimately, Kvedaravičius’ career ends on a high note, his fourth and final film a valuable object that testifies to the courage and resilience of his subjects..

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Àngel Quintana

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

05/23/2022

There is sadness, but life continues. Death is ever present, closer every time, while survival becomes harder. Hastily put together… a doc that demonstrates observing a war in a way that television never has. [Full review in Spanish]

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Cinephile B

May 23

“It’s pure human greed and avarice,” says one of the people in the film. For me, and for those watching from the outside, these documentaries provide a glimpse of the despair and horror of what it is like to live through war.

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Synopsis

In 2022, Mantas Kvedaravičius went back to Ukraine, in the Donbass, at the heart of the war, to be with the people he had met and filmed in 2014 and 2015. Following his death, his producers and collaborators have put all their strength to continue transmitting his work, his vision, his films. Also a PhD in anthropology Mantas Kvedaravičius wished to testify as a filmmaker "as far as possible from the agitation of the media and the politicians". With huge force and sensitivity, Mariupolis 2 depicts life as it continues amidst the bombing and it reveals images that convey both tragedy and hope.

Director: Mantas Kvedaravicius, Hanna Bilobrova
Producer: Uljana Kim, Mantas Kvedaravicius, Hanna Bilobrova, Nadia Turincev, Omar El Kadi, Thanassis Karathanos
Genre: Documentary, War
Original Language: Ukrainian
Runtime: 1h 45m