Go West

Bosnia Herzegovina, 97 minutes
Director: Ahmed Imamovic
Screenwriter: Ahmed Imamovic & Enver Puska
Cast: Mario Drmac, Tarik Filipovic, Race Serbedzija, Mirjana Karanovic
Drama, In Bosnian & Serbo-Croatian, with English subtitles

Synopsis: Ahmed Imamovic’s controversial first feature film, Go West, follows the story of two gay lovers; the Muslim cellist Kenan and the Serbian student Milan. Kenan narrates their fight to survive amidst the brutal inter-ethnic wars in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 1990s. Despite various attempts to maintain peace, Serb aggression persists in Sarajevo; and Kenan’s faith, marked by his circumcision, makes him a prime target. To avoid questioning by the Serbs, Kenan dresses as a woman and poses as Milan’s wife. The two flee to Milan’s small Serbian hometown where Kenan is introduced as Milan’s young bride Milena. Though the colorful town seems convinced by the charade, Kenan still agonizes over the fate of his fellow Muslims. The young lovers dream of finding peace, happiness, and acceptance in the West, but can Kenan’s secret be kept long enough for them to escape? Though condemned by conservatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Go West provocatively, emotionally, and engagingly addresses subjects once thought taboo in Eastern Europe.

Website: http://www.gowest.ba/

Showtimes: Friday, April 28, 5:45 PM - Tuesday, May 2, 5:00 PM