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Mamay (Ukrainian: Мамай) is a 2003 Ukrainian language film. Based on ancient Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar folklore, this is a Ukrainian version of Romeo and Juliet. A fugitive Cossack falls in love with a stunningly beautiful Tatar woman who saves him from certain death. Their love defies age-old hatred between their respective peoples. The film features cinematography by Serhiy Mykhalchuk and a soundtrack by composer Alla Zahaikevych. It was directed by Oles Sanin. Mamay was Ukraine's 2003 submission for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Mamay
Ukrainian	Мамай
Directed by	Oles Sanin
Produced by	Maksym Asadchyi Anna Chmil Aram Gevorkyan
Starring	Viktoria Spesivtseva Andriy Bilous Nazl Sejtablaeva Serhiy Romaniuk Oles Sanin Akhtem Seitablaev Eldar Akimov Emil Rasilov
Cinematography	Serhiy Mykhalchuk
Edited by	Andriy Sanin
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Ukraine
Language	Ukrainian

Plot

Created on the basis of ancient Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar folklore. This is the Ukrainian version of Romeo and Juliet. A fugitive Cossack falls in love with a stunningly beautiful Tatar woman who saves him from imminent death.

Director Sanin wrote about the combination of three stories in the film: two epic Crimean Tatar and one invented by him — how a Tatar woman finds the youngest dying Cossack in the steppe. brings him home, treats; falls in love with him, becomes his wife.[1]

References

External links

• "Mamay" at Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University (link inactive as of 2014.10.26)
• "Mamay" at Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University (retrieved on 2014.10.26)
• Mamay at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Mamay (film)

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[ru] Мамай (фильм)

«Мамай» (укр. Мамай) — украинский художественный фильм режиссёра Олеся Санина, снятый на киностудии им. А. Довженко в 2003 году. В основе картины – авторская версия возникновения легенды об украинском фольклорном персонаже козаке Мамае — популярном образе украинской литературы и живописи XVI—XIX веков.

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