To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die

To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die (Russian: Чтобы Добраться до Небес Сначала, Вы должны Умереть; Tajik: Биҳишт фақат барои мурдагон, Bihisht faqat baroi murdagon; Persian: بهشت فقط برای مردگان) is a 2006 Tajik film directed by Jamshed Usmonov.

To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die
Directed byJamshed Usmonov
Written byJamshed Usmonov
Produced byDenis Carot
StarringKhurshed Golibekov
CinematographyPascal Lagriffoul
Edited byJacques Comets
Music byPierre Aviat
Distributed byElzévir Films, Rézo Films
Release date
  • 4 October 2006 (2006-10-04)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryTajikistan
LanguagesTajik, Russian

Plot

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Kamal, a young man, is trapped into a loveless marriage in a rural village. He moves to a big city to seek his fortune and falls in love with Vera, a beautiful woman who, alas, is married. However, having got involved with organised crime, he finds that her husband is one of the mafiosi for whom he works. He uses this to his advantage, seeing Vera more and more often.

Cast

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Release

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The film débuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May.[1] It was released properly in France on 4 October of the same year, as well as being released in Poland, Estonia, Serbia, Mexico, Argentina and Hong Kong.

International titles

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  • Original Tajik: Bihisht faqat baroi murdagon – Биҳишт фақат барои мурдагон
  • English: To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die
  • German: Um in den Himmel zu kommen muss man zuerst sterben
  • French: Pour aller au ciel, il faut mourir
  • Spanish: Para llegar al cielo primero hay que morir

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
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