A movie that was waiting for 10 years. The premiere of the film about the leader of the Crimean Tatars Mustafa Dzhemilev took place in Kiev

At the October Metropolitan Cinema, the premiere show of the movie « Oxygen Station » was held, which tells about the events of the life of the leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Aga Dzhemileva. On the exit of the tape, hundreds of thousands of Crimean Tatars, for which Mustafa Agh is a symbol The unity of deported people and returning it to their native land.

The drama is based on biographical events from Dzhemilev’s life in the summer of 1980, when he served exile in Yakutia. However, the film itself is more reminiscent of a poetic parable on the basis of one episode from a biography than a biopic describing the path of a leader.

About how Mustafa Ah Jemilev himself responded to the movie and whether he meets the expectations of the community – Up. Culture He tells in a report.

As a special guest this evening, Mr. Mustafa stands near the big poster of the movie « Oxygen Station ». Around – a crowd of spectators, everyone tries to move forward closer to the former political prisoner to shake his hand, hug, express his respect and eventually take pictures.

At the premiere Mr. Mustafa Ah is with his longtime singer girlfriend Jamala.

« People such as Mustafa, who really devoted the life of the struggle, cannot look at it (movie) romanticized. As we now look at the movies where Ukraine is mentioned: war, but all so with roses, roses – everything is so decorated … will be perceived by people ”– shares his own reflections and expectations by singer Jamal. Among other things, she emphasizes that films such as biopic, are extremely important to us and need to be made a lot about other historical and influential figures.

Mustafa Agh himself is not eager to share the impressions of the movie, but says that the most successful role in this movie is a female: « There the role of Safarear is played by the same beauty as my wife in his youth « . However, to tell where in the tape the border between real and fictional facts refuses.

Many people gathered for the show. And the entire movie team is almost full: The movie screenwriter Mikhail Brunioperator-director Thomas Stakovskycasting director Alla Samoilenkoactress Christina Dalewho played the role of Mustafa’s future wife – Safarear, Victor Poltoratsky (played Kgbist Shalandin), Zoya Vlasenko and Elena Vakhramyeva.

Many among viewers and recognizable faces: Hero of Ukraine, Division Head Vitaliy LitvinUkrainian illustrator Alexander GrekhovHead of the Majlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarovwriter Andriy Kokotyukha And the team Small theater.

While watching a movie movie was crowded with people

Photos provided by the organizers of the event

After the greetings, the guests rode to the cinema to take their places. The screening begins with a moment of silence. Before watching the film, the screenwriter is coming to the center of the hall, and now Mikhail Bruny military and the author of the historical projects Akim Galimov, who moderated the whole event.

« I am the Crimean Tatar and my family returned to Crimea in 1994 from Uzbekistan. Then a very active political process took place on the peninsula. In every Crimean Tatar family, Mr. Mustafa’s name sounded constantly. It was a leader of resistance »– says Akim Galimov.

Moderated the discussion at the premiere of the movie Akim Galimov

Photos provided by the organizers of the event

The idea of ​​creating a bayopic that would tell one of the periods of life arose from Michael Brinia during one of the many conversations with Mustafa Dzhemilev. Then, 10 years ago, the screenwriter seemed particularly interesting to his life in exile to Yakutia in the Far East of the USSR. Michael explains that he was attracted to the effect of a double prison – life in the Soviet Union and a concentration camp, which gives himself a peaceful city and in which Prison Mustafa lives like an ordinary man: he works and earns money.

During the exile of Mustafa AGA, the rusty cylinders fills with oxygen and rolls them to the pier of the Kolyma River. It is a monotonous and grueling work, and in it it is likened to the mythological Sisyphus, which continues its work – the struggle – even when there is hope that victory is almost possible.

« It is during this period of life that it seems to me that Mr. Mustafa was happy. It was this paradox that became the main impetus and the main idea of ​​our movie, » Bruny reflects.

In this story, the screenwriter is looking for the answer to the question: « Can Sisif be happy? » Bruni assures that the team worked on the film so meticulous that every viewer can read the embedded images and see differently stories: a political, confusing detective, heroic or love story.

But Mustafi is the main thing that people look not only an artistic work.

« The community knew about the national movement of the Crimean Tatars, which were difficult times and we resisted the Soviet regime. It was difficult … Especially there is a lot of stereotypes about the Crimean Tatars, these stereotypes were very harmful to Ukraine. I would not say that they would not have been caught 100%. »– says Mustafa Dzhemilev.

This is the official part to the end and under the loud applause in the movie hall goes out. However, instead of the movie there is a video address to the audience from director Ivan Timchenko, who was unable to come to the event:

« When we started working on the movie, it was almost 10 years ago. We believed that the premiere show would take place in the Crimea. However, it happened a little different … Many people were forced to flee from war, many families lost loved ones. Without this, dreams remained unchanged and I am sure that we will return to the screen one day. Bridge. « 

After completing his speech in the hall, there is a complete silence and the movie « Oxygen Station » is played on the screen.

The ribbon begins with a rather surreal painting, where the little boy sits on the field with other children and looks at the magician focuses.

The following personnel transfer us to the event of the summer of 1980 in the Yakut village of Ziryanka, where Mustafa is serving his four -year exile and works at the oxygen station.

In parallel, we are shown the story of a young teacher Safarear, who corresponded for a long time with Mustafa, but never seen him. One day she decides to come to him in Yakutia. A few days after the meeting they got together, because only so the girl could stay in the village.

Music in the movie has a special history. A Japanese composer worked on her Jun Miakeknown for his work on the film « Pina », nominee for Oscar in 2012. The soundtrack was written by Turkish singer Kalben.

According to the plan, it should have been a song that Mustafa once wrote on an audiosset for his future wife Safinar. However, the original entry could not be used, so a new, original composition was created.

The premiere was visited by the actors of the film Viktor Poltoratsky and Zoya Vlasenko

Photos provided by the organizers of the event

Already during the reproduction of subtitles, people began to leave the film massively. He stopped the audience directly on the stairs of the last frame of the film in which already adult Mustafa again meets with a magician, but he is already different.

In the crowd, people are discussing just viewed ribbon and a few people I intercepted at the exit, they say they liked the concept of the movie. Too something that the authors made it artistic, not documentary.

One of the audience, a young guy named Maxim, says the scene where Mustafi dreamed of a prison in which he was starving, looks like « Very arthouse. » « In general, there were so many different images in the movie, but I’m not a strong connoisseur to make them out, but I have something else to think about. »

The Oxygen Station has already been presented at several European festivals: at the International Tallinn Film Festival, Slovakia. From April 10, the movie will be released.