Go West

(2005)

Director: Ahmed Imamovic.
Writers: Ahmed Imamovic, Enver Puska.
Cast: Mario Drmac, Tarik Filipovic, Rade Serbedzija.

Synopsis: Perpetual student Milan, a Serb from a patriarchal community and Kenan, a Muslim cellist, are a homosexual couple living in Sarajevo. Trapped in Sarajevo during the siege of the Serb forces, the lovers manage to flee to Milan’s home village and there they take shelter, waiting for Milan’s father, Ljubo, to find a way to the Netherlands. Witnessing the brutality of Serb forces and their hatred towards Muslims, Milan desperately improvises: he disguises Kenan as a woman and begins to present him as his wife, Milena, a secret discovered by Milan’s best friend, Lunja. Milan is drafted into the army and the situation becomes almost unbearable for Kenan. His one companion, is Ranka, a waitress in a local café, a woman whose dark secrets terrify most of the villagers around her…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War.
Duration: 96 Minutes.
Release Date: 2005.