Qaragh (Wake Up)

Name: Qaragh (Wake Up)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2023
Duration: 19 min

Director: Suad Gara

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Highlights

Directed by Suad Gara, whose debut short film BREAKFAST world premiered at Mammoth Lakes Film Festival and won the audience choice award at the Berlin Lift-Off Film Fest
Featuring Orkhan Iskandarli, who has starred in the films of Venice-nominated Azerbaijani director Hilal Baydarov

2023/ Azerbaijan19 min/ Drama, Thriller

Original Title

Qaragh (Oyan)

SYNOPSIS

An ex-soldier suffering from PTSD decides to visit his mother in his remote home village to find peace of mind. There, he participates in a mystical spring cleansing ritual set around a temple inside a 13th-century cemetery in the middle of the forest, where he encounters a mysterious little girl. His innocent alter-ego brings him face to face with his inner demons and sets him on a difficult path to acceptance and redemption.

CAST

Orkhan Iskandarli
Suri Huseyn
Rahila Shirinova
Rivka Khripunova

CREW

Screenwriter: Suad Gara
DOP: Alisa Tarelicheva
Editor: Andrey Klychnikov
Sound Designer: Roman Kurochkin

Production Company(ies)

Astar Productions

Producer(s)

Suad Gara, Ismail Safarali, Ilkin Mahammadli, Jad Ben Ammar