To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die
a DJAMSHED USMONOV picture
Synopsis
Twenty-year-old Kamal has been married for a few months but his wife is still a virgin. Learning that there’s nothing physically wrong with him after visiting a doctor, Kamal sets off to town to search for another woman. The city is full of them but Kamal is still unable to meet anyone until a chance encounter on a bus. But it looks as if this accidental meeting will take Kamal much farther than he was counting on…
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Press
"A miracle of a film."
MOVIE GAZETTE
"Un film délibérément bancal qui nous parle avec simplicité et élégance du métier de vivre. Un film humaniste."
LE MONDE
"Drôle de film, déconcertant, à la fois attendrissant et rude, jamais égrillard."
LES ECHOS
"Djamshed Usmonov nous offre un film d’initiation sensible et dépouillé de tout folklore. La sensibilité palpable de l’ensemble est affaire de beau cinéma."
L'HUMANITé
Festivals
& Awards
Cannes International Film Festival
Un Certain Regard
Toronto International Film Festival
Tokyo Filmex
Best Film
Moscow International Film Festival
Warsaw Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Göteborg International Film Festival
Belgrade Film Festival
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Munich Film Festival
Edinburgh Film Festival
Busan Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Maruf Pulodzoda | |
|---|---|
| Dinara Droukarova | |
| Khurched Golibekov |
| Director | Djamshed Usmonov |
|---|---|
| Writer | Djamshed Usmonov |
| Producers | Denis Carot, Marie Masmonteil |
| Co-Producer | Claudia Steffen |
| Cinematographer | Pascal Lagriffoul |
| Editor | Jacques Comets |
| Sound | Patrick Becker |
| Set Design | Mavlodod Farosatshoev |
| Costume | Aksinia Pastukh |
| Make-up | Lilia Sorokopud |
Releases