Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov

Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov (Russian/Tajik: Бахтиёр Худойназаров, Persian: بختیار خدای‌نظرف) (May 29, 1965 – April 21, 2015) was a film director, producer and screenwriter from Tajikistan, a graduate of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. His most internationally famous film is the comedy Luna Papa (1999). He won a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his film Kosh ba kosh (1993).^[1] In 2000 he was a member of the jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.^[2]

Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
Khudojnazarov in 2015
Born	May 29, 1965
Died	April 21, 2015

Khudojnazarov lived in Berlin, Germany, from 1993 and died from a short illness aged 49.^[3]

Filmography

• Brother (Братан, 1991)
• Kosh ba kosh (Кош-ба-кош, 1993)
• Luna Papa (Лунный папа, 1999)
• The Suit (Шик, 2003)
• Tanker Tango (Танкер Танго, 2006)
• Waiting for the Sea (В ожидании моря, 2012)
• Hetaera of Major Sokolov (Гетеры майора Соколова, 2014) (TV mini series)

References

1. Kozlov, Vladimir (2015-04-21). "Russian Director Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov Dies at 49". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
2. "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
3. "Well-Known Russian Film Director Of Tajik Origin Dies In Berlin". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.

External links

• Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov at IMDb