Go West (2005 film)

Go West is a 2005 Bosnian drama directed by Ahmed Imamović. It tells the story of two gay lovers, one being a Bosniak and the other a Serb, during the Bosnian War. It was developed jointly by two studios, one being in Bosnia and the other in Croatia.

Go West
Directed byAhmed Imamović
Produced bySamir Smajić
Written byAhmed Imamović
Enver Puška
StarringMario Drmać
Tarik Filipović
Music byEnes Bure Zlatar
CinematographyMustafa Mustafić
Edited byAndrija Zafranović
Mirsad Tabaković
Distributed byComprex
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
LanguageBosnian

Plot

Kenan (Mario Drmać), a Bosniak classical musician, and Milan (Tarik Filipović), a Serb, live in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in a clandestine gay relationship. When the Bosnian War breaks out in 1992, they try to escape from the city. In order to hide from Serbian militiamen, Kenan disguises himself as a woman and Milan passes him off as his wife. Together, they go to Milan's village in Eastern Bosnia, a Serb stronghold, where they continue to live in deception. However, Milan is soon conscripted into the army and Kenan is left behind in the village. Ranka, a woman from the village, discovers Kenan's secret and seduces him.

Cast

Reception

Go West was nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques award at the Montréal World Film Festival, 2005. The film also won the audience award for the best film at the 2006 Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in New York.[1]

The film received the prize for the Best Film at the Madrid Móstoles International Film Festival, 2007.

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References
  1. "BHFF 2006 Audience Award for the Best Short or Feature Film". BHFF. 2006-05-22. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
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