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Section: Competition of European First Feature Films
Take Me Somewhere Nice (2018)
On the edge of adulthood, Alma leaves her mother´s home in the Netherlands and travels to her native Bosnia to visit the father she´s never met. But from the start nothing goes as planned. Her cousin Emir gives her a frosty reception and mocks her easy life in the West. At the same time, undeniable sexual chemistry leads Alma into a passionate relationship with Emir´s best friend, the troublemaker Denis. As the obstacles mount, Alma stays fearlessly determined to follow her plan and find her father. She just has to figure herself out first.
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 91 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Ena Sendijarević |
| Screenplay | Ena Sendijarević |
| Director of Photography | Emo Weemhoff |
| Music | Ella van der Woude |
| Edited by | Lot Rossmark |
| Contact | Heretic Outreach |
Biography
Bosnian screenwriter and director based in Amsterdam. She graduated from the University of Amsterdam, the Free University of Berlin and the Netherlands Film Academy. She’s made several festival-winning short films, e.g. Travelers into the Night (Reizigers in de nacht, 2013), Fernweh (2014), and Import (2016). She debuts with the drama Take Me Somewhere Nice (2018).