Akhtem Seitablaiev

Biography

Akhtem Seitablaiev, born 11 December 1972, is a Ukrainian actor and film director of Crimean Tatar origin. He began his film career in Crimea after relocating from Uzbekistan with his family during the Perestroika era in 1989. Notable films include "Haytarma" (2013), which tells the true story of a prominent Crimean Tatar flying ace, and "Another's Prayer" (2017). His work has been praised throughout the former Soviet Union but criticized by hardline Russian nationalists.