To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die

To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die
Directed by	Jamshed Usmonov
Written by	Jamshed Usmonov
Produced by	Denis Carot
Starring	Khurshed Golibekov
Cinematography	Pascal Lagriffoul
Edited by	Jacques Comets
Music by	Pierre Aviat
Distributed by	Elzévir Films, Rézo Films
Release date	4 October 2006 (2006-10-04)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Tajikistan
Languages	Tajik, Russian

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.

Plot

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

• Khurshed Golibekov: Kamal
• Dinara Drukarova: Vera
• Maraf Pulodzoda: Vera's husband

Release

The film débuted at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May. 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

• 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

External links

• To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die at IMDb