Quotes from 20 Days in Mariupol:
Quotes by Mstyslav Chernov (the director/journalist):
"Huge port, industrial city, a bridge to Crimea. We were here eight years ago [2014] when Russia tried to take it. And without a doubt, they will try again."
"Someone once told me wars do not start with explosions. They start with silence."
"This is the first time I saw 'Z', the Russian sign of war."
"I understand their anger. Their country is being attacked. It's our country, too, and we have to tell its story."
"War is like an X-ray. All humans' inside become visible. Good people become better. Bad people, worse."
Denizens of Mariupol:
"I want to live in Ukraine, in peace and quiet. I watched Putin’s speech online today, f*ck! Where he tells his citizens beautifully, so beautifully, that it’s absolutely necessary to attack Ukraine! Because otherwise Ukraine will attack Russia first... Insanity!"
"I’m worried not for myself, but for my child! If I didn’t have a child, I would be at home. I'm scared for my child, who has barely lived! What did we do to deserve this?! What are these people guilty of?! I don't understand why this is happening! This is trash!"
