The authors of the film "Yurik" removed it from Youtube after sharp criticism

After criticism, the film's creators changed the credits and removed it from YouTube. The film is based on real events, but Mariupol residents believe that there is little realism in it. This is reported by the BBC.

Viewers write in the network that some moments in the film radically contradict reality and thus form false ideas about the crimes of the Russians in Mariupol, downplaying their scale.

The creators of the film note that this is not a documentary about Mariupol, but a work of fiction telling the story of a child. The authors of the film say that they did not want to traumatise viewers with too harsh a portrayal of life in the occupation.

People are outraged that the characters in the film had light, water and moved freely around the city, although there are many cases of people being shot at in the devastated streets of Mariupol.

Also, the characters in the film have charged phones and have communication, which in fact is often absent in many basements, and even less so in the siege of Mariupol.

After criticism, the film was replaced with the caption "Based on real events" with a text warning viewers that the film "is purely artistic and does not pretend to reflect the real tragedy committed by the occupying forces of the Russian Federation in Mariupol.

The film "Yurik" is no longer available on the YouTube platform.