Encounters 2019

Take Me Somewhere Nice

Ena SendijarevićNetherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina201991 min

Alma travels from the Netherlands to Bosnia to visit the father she's never met. Teaming up with her indifferent cousin and his charming best friend, and high on the reckless energy of youth and the rush of adult discovery, the rebellious trio sets off on the adventure together, embarking on an increasingly unpredictable road trip through the scorching Bosnian hear tland. Over the course of the journey, Alma will learn to accept and understand herself, embracing all challenges that come her way. TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE tells the story of a teenage girl, struggling with her identity. She is neither from the East nor the West, being born to Yugoslavian parents and having grown up in a country very much opposite to the Balkans: The Netherlands. She is neither a girl nor a woman, having already discovered her sexuality but at the same time being naive and open to the world in a childish way. She finds herself constantly navigating between opposites: New or Old, Mother or Father, West or East, fast sex or everlasting love, Masculine or Feminine, Dutch Calvinism or Bosnian Islam, iPhone or wild nature, European passport or Yugoslavian soul. Ena Sendijarevic is an Amsterdam based filmmaker of Bosnian origins. She directed several successful short films including TRAVELERS INTO THE NIGHT which played in competition at Encounters in 2014. Her work has traveled to many international film festivals, including Cannes' Directors Fortnight, TIFF, IFFR, Palm Springs, taking home numerous a

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