87 Children

Program:

Special Events

Year:

2017

Country:

Ukraine, Georgia

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

96'

The true story of a Crimean Tatar woman named Saide Arifova, who saved orphaned Jewish children during the Nazi occupation. A boy named Itzhak turns to Saide for help, explaining that he and a group of other Jewish children are hiding from the Nazis. She faces the moral dilemma: should she try to help them or save herself by refusing? Despite the danger, she decides to protect the children. She disguises them as Tatars, teaches them the Tatar language, customs and prayers, and even gives them Tatar names.

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Akhtem Seitablaiev

Akhtem Seitablaiev is a Ukrainian actor, screenwriter and film director of Crimean Tatar origin. Known for films such as HAYTARMA, CYBORGS and THE RISING HAWK, he is also the head of the “Crimean House” cultural space. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Akhtem has been a part of the Territorial Defense Forces; he currently defends Ukraine in the ranks of the Armed Forces.

Filmography: Мирний-21 (2023), Номери (2020), Захар Беркут (2029), Кіборги. Герої не вмирають (2017), Чужа молитва (2017), Хайтарма (2013), Чемпіони з підворіття (2012)

Creative team

Director

Akhtem Seitablaiev

Screenplay

Mykola Rybalka

Camera

Andrii Lysetskyi

Editing

Serhii Klepach

Production design

Shevket Seidametov

Music