Go West (2005 film)
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| Go West | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ahmed Imamovic |
| Produced by | Samir Smajic |
| Written by | Ahmed Imamovic Enver Puska |
| Starring | Mario Drmac Tarik Filipovic |
| Music by | Enes Bure Zlatar |
| Cinematography | Mustafa Mustafic |
| Editing by | Andrija Zafranovic Mirsad Tabakovic |
| Distributed by | Comprex |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
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Go West is a 2005 Bosnian and Croatian comedy drama film directed by Ahmed Imamovic. It tells the story of two gay lovers, one being a Bosniak and the other a Serb, during the Yugoslav wars. It was developed jointly by two studios, one being in Bosnia and the other in Croatia.
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[edit] Plot
Kenan, a Muslim classical musician, and Milan, a Serb, live in Sarajevo and are in a clandestine gay relationship. When war breaks out in 1992 they try to escape the city, and in order to protect Kenan from Serb militiamen he disguises himself as a woman and Milan passes him off as his wife. They go to Milan's village in Eastern Bosnia, a Serb stronghold, where they continue with the deception. However, Milan finds himself conscripted into the army and Kenan is left behind. When a woman of the village, Ranka, discovers his secret she seduces him.
[edit] Cast
- Mario Drmac as Kenan
- Tarik Filipovic as Milan
- Rade Serbedzija as Ljubo
- Mirjana Karanovic as Ranka
- Haris Burina as Lunjo
- Jeanne Moreau as Journalist
- Nermin Tulic as Priest Nemanja
- Almedin Leleta as Alen
- Almir Kurt as Drago
- Milan Pavlovic as Milo
- Orijana Kuncic as Posilna
[edit] Release
The film has yet to be released to the public, but premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in May.
[edit] Reception
The announcement of the Go West in Bosnia, a more conservative society where religion has a powerful role, lead to director Imamovic recieving death threats, and angered various religious groups throughout the country, who condemned the film.[1] Go West was, however, nominated for the Grand Prix des Amériques award at the Montréal World Film Festival, 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ Gay war film stirs Bosnian anger. BBC News (2005-03-21). Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
[edit] External links
- Go West at the Internet Movie Database
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