The film 20 Days in Mariupol by the Pulitzer Prize laureate Mstislav Chernov became the highest-grossing documentary film in Ukraine, distributor Arthouse Traffic announced.

For the first weekend, the picture collected 531.551 hryvnias. The film was released in Ukrainian cinemas on August 31.

20 Days in Mariupol is the directorial debut of war correspondent, photographer, videographer and writer Mstislav Chernov. Photographer Yevhen Maloletka and producer and journalist Vasylisa Stepanenko also participated in the creation of the picture. They received the Pulitzer Prize for their work in Mariupol during the siege.

The film had its world premiere at Sundance in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section. The Ukrainian premiere took place during the Docudays UA Festival.