Battlefield 6, the newest big first-person shooter video game, cost $400 million to produce and grossed nearly that much in its first month. The video game industry now dwarfs Hollywood and the Battlefield games are one of its biggest franchises. But in the film world a real first-person shooter is also on offer, made at a fraction of the cost and, unfortunately, earning a fraction of the attention. Filmed almost entirely through the helmet cams of Ukrainian soldiers and by its courageous director, 2000 Meters to Andriivka offers one of the most visceral and haunting portraits of the Ukraine war to date.

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