The Ukrainian actor Akhtem Seitablaev, who played in the film, which hit the Oscar longlist, was touched by the story of his mother, it is said in "

So, the 47-year-old director said that for the first time in four years he met with his mother, who now lives in the occupied Crimea.

I managed to see my mom thanks to the filming of the Dodoma tape, which took place near the conditional border with the Crimea on the Arabat Spit.

" It is very difficult for her to go from Crimea to Kiev, so when we shot there, my nephew brought her to me.

We were there for two days. At first we were silent a lot. It was about. And then my mother cried for a long time "

Then, according to the actor, they talked a lot with mom. In particular, about relatives, because in Seitablaev there is a very large clan - more than 1000 people.

However, when asked whether Ahtem tried to persuade his mother to move from the occupied Crimea to the territory of Ukraine, he replied: " They say one thing: "

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