🎥 Director of the film Mstislav Chernov:

This is the first "Oscar" in the history of Ukraine. It is an honor for me. But I'll probably be the first director on this stage to say I wish I'd never made this movie. If I could change it. So that Russia never attacks Ukraine, never occupies our cities. I would give everything so that Russia would not kill tens of thousands of my fellow Ukrainian citizens. I would like to see all the hostages released, all the soldiers defending their lands and all the civilians currently in their prisons. I can't change history. I can't change the past. But. All of us, all of us in this hall, the most talented people in the world, can make the truth prevail. And the people of Mariupol and those who gave their lives will never be forgotten. Because cinema creates memories. And memories form history. Thank you all. Thank you Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!
*currently in their prisons released.

I hope this documentary will soon be shown again - in The Hague! ⚖️

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