Mamay (2003) is a Ukrainian drama directed by Oles Sanin, built on motifs from Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar folklore. A wounded Cossack, Mamay, is saved from death by a Tatar woman, and their love runs against the old enmity between their peoples. The director himself plays the middle of the three brothers, and Crimean Tatar actor Akhtem Seitablaev appears as one of the Tatar warriors. The film was Ukraine's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
