The Precinct Explained

The Precinct
Director:	Ilgar Safat
Producer:	Nariman Mammadov
Starring:	Zaza Bejashvili
Cinematography:	Mindia Esadze Vako Karchkhadze
Editing:	Ilgar Safat
Runtime:	116 minutes
Country:	Azerbaijan
Language:	Azerbaijani Russian

The Precinct (Azerbaijani: Sahə) is a 2010 Azerbaijani drama film directed by Ilgar Safat.^[1] The film was selected as the Azerbaijani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,^[2] but it did not make the final shortlist.^[3]

For his performance in an International Feature Film, Teymur Odushev won the award of Young Artist Awards 2011.^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Zaza Bejashvili as Garib
• Teymur Odushev as young Garib
• Melissa Papel as Sabina
• Vagif Ibrahimoglu as Police chief

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Azerbaijani submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movie Review: 'Saha' (The Precinct) by Betsy Sharkey . 17 December 2010 . Los Angeles Times .
2. Web site: Azerbaijani film "The Precinct" showing date revealed . 28 September 2010. today.az.
3. Web site: 9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar® Race . 19 January 2011. oscars.org.
4. Web site: Azerbaijani actor wins Hollywood award. news.az. News.az. 16 March 2011. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234643/http://news.az/articles/culture/32945. dead.
5. Web site: Азербайджанский актер завоевал голливудскую награду. 1news.az. 16 March 2011.