Haytarma

Haytarma
Directed by	Akhtem Seitablaiev
Produced by	Lenur Isliamov Ivanna Diadiura
Written by	Mykola Rybalka
Starring	Akhtem Seitablaiev Oleksiy Horbunov
Music by	Dzhemil Karikov Serhiy Kutsenko
Cinematography	Volodymyr Ivanov
Release date	2012
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Ukraine
Language	Russian Crimean Tatar
Budget	$1,500,000

Haytarma is a 2013 Crimean Tatar-language film. It portrays Crimean Tatar test pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union Amet-khan Sultan against the background of the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars. The title of the film means "Return".

Production of the film began in October 2012 in Crimea. The initial budget for the film was US$2.5 million. The funds were provided by Lenur İslâm, owner of Ukrainian television station ATR Channel. Much expenditure was devoted to scenic design and costume design. A preview of the film was released on March 2013. The premiere was scheduled for 18 May 2013, the 69th anniversary of the deportations; Sultan's granddaughter, Soviet Air Force pilots, and ambassadors of foreign countries were invited to attend.

The Kyiv Post gave a positive review, describing Haytarma as a "must-see for history enthusiasts". In Simferopol, the Kosmos Cinema estimates that six thousand people saw the film in the first week, and one thousand per day by 4 June; the cinema had begun with just two screenings per day, but added two additional ones in response to the unexpected popularity. It was screened at the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in October 2013. It was one of three films which made the Ukraine Oscar selection committee's shortlist to be submitted as a nominee in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 86th Academy Awards.

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