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97% IndieFlix Directed by Ahmed Imamović Music by Enes Bure Zlatar Initial release May 2005 Music director Enes Zlatar | 7/10 IMDb 4/5 Fandor Produced by Samir Smajić Cinematography Mustafa Mustafić Director Ahmed Imamović | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Ahmed ImamovićEnver Puška Starring Mario DrmaćTarik Filipović Screenplay Ahmed Imamović, Enver Puska Producers Ahmed Imamović, Samir Smajic Cast Rade Šerbedžija, Mirjana Karanović, Mario Drmać, Tarik Filipović, Jeanne Moreau Similar Movies about Serbs, Bosnia and Herzegovina movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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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.
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Release
The film premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in May.
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.
The film received the prize for the Best Film at the Madrid Móstoles International Film Festival, 2007.
