Go West

Go West

2005 · 96 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Drama, War

In the 1990s, the Yugoslavia Federation falls apart in bloody wars. Perpetual student Milan, a Serb from a patriarchal community, and Kenan, a Muslim cellist, are a gay couple living in Sarajevo. Their lives, intimate and public, are shaken up by the aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose devastating consequences unfold in inter-ethnic hatred.

Directed by Ahmed Imamović · Written by Ahmed Imamović

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