Haytarma

The film tells about the tragic date in the history of the Crimean Tatar people — May 18, 1944 — Stalin’s deportation of the Crimean Tatars. The plot of the film — a pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Amet-khan Sultan. In May, 1944, a year after the liberation of Sevastopol, Amet-khan goes on vacation to his native town Alupka. On May 18 his eyes witness the beginning of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars.

Release Date

May 18, 2013

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Akhtem Seitablaiev

Original Title

Хайтарма

Country

Ukraine

Company

Qartbaba Production