Go West (2005 film)

Go West
Directed by	Ahmed Imamović
Written by	Ahmed Imamović Enver Puška
Produced by	Samir Smajić
Starring	Mario Drmać Tarik Filipović
Cinematography	Mustafa Mustafić
Edited by	Andrija Zafranović Mirsad Tabaković
Music by	Enes Bure Zlatar
Distributed by	Comprex
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Language	Bosnian

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.

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 militamen, Kenan disguises himself as a woman and Milan passes him of 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

• Tarik Filipović as Milan
• Rade Šerbedžija as Ljubo
• Mirjana Karanović as Ranka
• Mario Drmać as Kenan
• Haris Burina as Lunjo
• Jeanne Moreau as Journalist
• Nermin Tulić as Priest Nemanja
• Almedin Leleta as Alen
• Almir Kurt as Drago
• Milan Pavlović as Milo
• Orijana Kunčić as Posilna

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.

External links

• Go West at IMDb
• Go West at AllMovie