Try Not to Breathe (Azerbaijani: Çalış, nəfəs alma, Russian: Постарайся не дышать) is a 2006 Azerbaijani short film directed by Alina Abdullayeva.
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| Directed by | Alina Abdullayeva |
| Written by | Alina Abdullayeva |
| Starring | Fakhraddin Manafov, Dilara Kazimova |
| Cinematography | Rovshan Guliyev |
| Music by | Ali Hasanov, Tora Aghabeyova |
Running time | 15 minutes |
| Countries | Azerbaijan Switzerland |
| Language | Russian |
In 2007 the film took part at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[1] In 2008 the film participated at the Salento Finibus Terrae International Short Film Festival where the film's director Alina Abdullayeva won an award for Best Director.[2]
Cast edit
Plot edit
A few minutes in the life of two people: a young woman (Dilara Kazimova) who has her whole life in front of her and an old man (Fakhraddin Manafov) ill with asthma who has only one more night to live.
Awards edit
- 2004 - Grant for Alina Abdullayeva for the short film project “Try not to breathe” awarded by AVANTI training programme (implemented by FOCAL, funded by SDC)[2]
- 2006 - Award for “Best debut” of National film academy"Golden lamp" (Baku, Azerbaijan)[2]
- 2006 - Award for “Best producer” at International Audio Visual Film Festival (Baku, Azerbaijan)[2]
- 2008 - Award for Best director at Salento Finibus Terrae International Short Film Festival (Italy)[2]
References edit
- ^ Chalish nefes alma //www.clermont-filmfest.com.
- ^ a b c d e Alina Abdullayeva Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine // www.eepap.org.
External links edit
- Chalish nefes alma //www.clermont-filmfest.com.
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