Mamay (film)

2003 film

For the water body in Kazakhstan, see Mamay (lake).

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

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.

## Plot

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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]

## Cast

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* Viktoria Spesivtseva as Tatar Woman
* Andrij Bilous as Mamay
* Nazl Sejtablaeva as Little Tatar Girl
* Sergey Romanyuk as Eldest Brother
* Oles Sanin as Middle Brother
* Akhtem Seitablaev as Tatar Warrior
* Eldar Akimov as Tatar Warrior
* Emil Rasilov as Tatar Warrior

## Production costs

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The film's budget amounted to 280 thousand dollars (₴10,298,738).[2]

## Production

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The shooting lasted only 24 days.[2] On the eve of the premiere, an agreement was signed with Golden Gate Film to distribute the film in Western film markets. This was the first such case for Ukrainian cinema.[3] Many years later, Sanin stated that Mamai was an "experiment," his thesis, which was supposed to be seen by a very narrow circle of viewers.[4]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Ukrainian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## References

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1. ^ "Хто боїться Мамая? (частина ІІІ: Сюжет(и)) - Статті - KINOKOLO.UA". www.kinokolo.ua. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
2. ^ a b "Мамай". 2005-02-18. Archived from the original on 2005-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
3. ^ "Олесь Санин: Кто боится Мамая?". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
4. ^ Івануха, Максим (2020-01-03). "Підкорити Голлівуд: 12 фільмів, з якими Україна не змогла отримати «Оскар»". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-08.

## External links

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* "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

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Romeo and Juliet film adaptations

English|

* Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)
* Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
* Gonks Go Beat (1965)
* Lonesome Cowboys (1968)
* Romeo and Juliet (1968)
* Romie-0 and Julie-8 (TV; 1979)
* The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982)
* Valley Girl (1983)
* Bullies (1986)
* China Girl (1987)
* Romeo.Juliet (1990)
* Tromeo and Juliet (1996)
* Love Is All There Is (1996)
* Romeo + Juliet (1996)
* Rose by Any Other Name... (1997)
* The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
* Shakespeare in Love (1998)
* The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999)
* Romeo Must Die (2000)
* Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
* Pizza My Heart (TV; 2005)
* Life and Lyrics (2006)
* Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2006)
* Rome & Jewel (2006)
* David & Fatima (2008)
* The Cross Road (2008)
* Vicious Circle (2008)
* Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
* Sherlock Gnomes (2018 sequel)
* Private Romeo (2011)
* Warm Bodies (2013)
* Make Your Move (2013)
* Romeo & Juliet (2013)
* Valley Girl (2020)
* R#J (2021)
* Die in a Gunfight (2021)
* Rosaline (2022)

| West Side Story|

* West Side Story (1961)
* West Bank Story (2005)
* West Side Story (2021)

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Hindi|

* Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)
* Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
* Saudagar (1991)
* Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein (2002)
* Bollywood Queen (2002)
* Ishaqzaade (2012)
* Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)
* Issaq (2013)

Telugu|

* Maro Charitra (1978)
* Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi (1996)
* Kalisundam Raa (2000)
* Maro Charitra (2010)

Spanish|

* Romeo and Juliet (1940)
* Los Tarantos (1963)
* 30:e november (Swedish/Spanish, 1995)
* Amar te duele (2002)

Italian|

* Fury of Johnny Kid (1967)
* Ma che musica maestro (1971)

Portuguese|

* Mônica e Cebolinha: No Mundo de Romeu e Julieta (1979)
* O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta (2005)

Other|

* Ambikapathy (Tamil, 1937)
* The Lovers of Verona (French, 1949)
* Ambikapathy (Tamil, 1957)
* Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (Czech, 1960)
* Keyamat Theke Keyamat (Bengali, 1993)
* The Phantom Lover (Mandarin, 1995)
* Chicken Rice War (Cantonese/English, 2000)
* Ondagona Baa (Kannada, 2003)
* Mamay (Ukrainian, 2003)
* The District! (Hungarian, 2004)
* In Fair Palestine: A Story of Romeo and Juliet (2006)
* The Bubble (Hebrew/Arabic, 2006)
* Priyatama (Marathi, 2014)
* Arshinagar (Bengali, 2015)
* Eeda (Malayalam, 2017)
* The Sea Prince and the Fire Child (Japanese, 1981)

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Ukrainian submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* A Friend of the Deceased (1997)
* Mamay (2003)
* A Driver for Vera (2004)
* Aurora (2006)
* Illusion of Fear (2008)
* Firecrosser (2012)
* Paradjanov (2013)
* The Guide (2014)
* Ukrainian Sheriffs (2016)
* Black Level (2017)
* Donbass (2018)
* Homeward (2019)
* Atlantis (2020)
* Bad Roads (2021)
* Klondike (2022)
* 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
* La Palisiada (2024)

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