Forgive Me If I Die

Forgive Me If I Die (Azerbaijani: Ölsəm... bağışla; Russian: Храм воздуха) is a 1989 Soviet-Azerbaijani romantic drama film about love and death^[1] directed by Rasim Ojagov, written by Rustam Ibragimbekov,^[2] and starring Fakhraddin Manafov, Gulzar Gurbanova, Sadaya Mustafayeva and Mukhtar Maniyev. The film narrates the life story of Yusif, a man who got a contusion during the Second World War, deserted the army prior to the end of the war, arrested because of that, and saw his girlfriend married to another man.^[3]

Forgive Me If I Die
Ölsəm... bağışla
Directed by	Rasim Ojagov
Written by	Rustam Ibragimbekov
Produced by	Ramiz Aliyev
Starring	Fakhraddin Manafov Gulzar Gurbanova Sadaya Mustafayeva Mukhtar Maniyev
Music by	Emin Sabitoglu
Layouts by	Rafiz İsmailov
Color process	Black and white (with coloured episodes)
Production company	Azerbaijanfilm
Release date	October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Language	Russian (dubbed in Azerbaijani)

Cast

• Fakhraddin Manafov as Yusif
• Gulzar Gurbanova as Gulya
• Sadaya Mustafayeva as Yusif′s mother
• Mukhtar Maniyev as Seyidrza
• Nizami Musayev as Javad
• Agasef Sadigbeyov as Eldar
• Ulker Guliyeva as Naza
• Victor Demirtaş as Edick
• Andrei Prokhorov as Victor
• Rasmi Jabrayilov as a doctor
• Andrei Yurenev as an inspector
• Galina Kuznetsova as a landlady
• Maria Stepanova as Aunt Marusya
• Yelena Kostina as Zina
• Hasan Mammadov as Firuz
• Haji İsmayilov as Gulam
• Aliya Musayeva as Zulya
• Zulfugar Baratzade as Baladadash
• Niyazi Ahmadov as Selim
• Tofig Ismayilov as a director
• Nuriyya Ahmadova as Saltanat
• Valiahd Valiyev as a slacker
• Kamil Maharramov as a gun dealer
• Boka as a singer in restaurant

Production

The movie was shot in Baku and Kislovodsk in 1989.