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Go West

2005Movie1 h 36 min

ComedyDrama
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes–72%
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes–72%

Summary

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.

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  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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