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A distance of 2,000 meters doesn't seem like much. It can be covered in two minutes, ten minutes, and, if you think about war, a mortar can cross it in just 35 seconds. However, that sense of proximity, as is often the case in Mstyslav Chernov's sobering documentary, is deceptive when the Russians occupying the village of Andriivka are heavily armed and a Ukrainian battalion advances slowly, suffering heavy losses, as it attempts to mount an offensive. Chernov takes us directly to the front lines as troops engage in brutal and deadly skirmishes in an attempt lasting more than three months to liberate the territory. Like his previous Oscar-winning film, 20 Days at Mariupol, this is a fearless work of cinema in the face of danger, where Chernov, serving as director of photography with additional assistance from Alex Babenko, delves into the raw edge of the conflict with soldiers of the Third Assault Brigade. 2000 Meters to Andriivka, like 20 Days in Mariupol, will premiere in the...