Mamay
2003 · Movie · 80 min. · Ukraine
Mamay draws on traditional Ukranian and Tatar folktales for its Romeo and Juliet-like love story and parable about chivalry and the struggle for freedom. Hundreds of years ago, in the wild steppes of Crimea that form an uneasy border between East and West, Europe and Asia, nomad and farmer, the proud Cossack Mamay falls in love with the Tatar beauty Omai. The title, like the storyline, holds a variety of different meanings taken from different cultures. In Turkic languages, it means "no one," but it was also the name of a famous Mongol conqueror, the great grandson of Ghengis-Khan. In Persian legends, mamay literally means "the spirit of the steppes.
Direction Oles Sanin
Cast Viktoria Spesivtseva · Andrij Bilous · Nazl Sejtablaeva · Serhiy Romaniuk · Oles Sanin · Akhtem Seitablaev · Eldar Akimov · Emil Rasilov
Soundtrack Alla Zagaikevych
Screenplay Oles Sanin
Cinematography Sergei Mikhalchuk
Original title Mamay
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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