''Try Not to Breathe'' ( az, Çalış, nəfəs alma, russian: Постарайся не дышать) is a 2006
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short film
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directed by
Alina Abdullayeva.
In 2007 the film took part at the
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
History
I ...
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Chalish nefes alma
//www.clermont-filmfest.com. In 2008 the film participated at the Salento
Salento ( Salentino: ''Salentu'', Salentino Griko: ''Σαλέντο'') is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia in Southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula ...
Finibus Terrae International Short Film Festival where the film's director Alina Abdullayeva won an award for Best Director.[Alina Abdullayeva](_blank)
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Cast
* Fakhraddin Manafov
Fakhraddin Manaf oglu Manafov ( az, Fəxrəddin Manafov) (born 2 August 1955, in Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh, NKAO, Soviet Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani actor.
Biography
He was born in Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh. His family moved to Baku when ...
* Dilara Kazimova
Dilara Kazimova ( az , Dilarə Kazımova ; born 20 May 1984) is an Azerbaijani singer and actress. She represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen with the song " Start a Fire".
Career
Born in Baku, Kazimova studie ...
Plot
A few minutes in the life of two people: a young woman (Dilara Kazimova
Dilara Kazimova ( az , Dilarə Kazımova ; born 20 May 1984) is an Azerbaijani singer and actress. She represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen with the song " Start a Fire".
Career
Born in Baku, Kazimova studie ...
) who has her whole life in front of her and an old man (Fakhraddin Manafov
Fakhraddin Manaf oglu Manafov ( az, Fəxrəddin Manafov) (born 2 August 1955, in Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh, NKAO, Soviet Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani actor.
Biography
He was born in Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh. His family moved to Baku when ...
) ill with asthma
Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, cou ...
who has only one more night to live.
Awards
* 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)Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
, Azerbaijan)Italy
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)
References
External links
Chalish nefes alma
//www.clermont-filmfest.com.
2006 films
2006 short films
Azerbaijani short films
Azerbaijani drama films
Swiss short films
2000s Russian-language films
2006 drama films
Swiss drama films
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