''Take Me Somewhere Nice'' is a 2019 Dutch-Bosnian
drama film
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written and directed by
Ena Sendijarević. In July 2019, it was shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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at the
92nd Academy Awards
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 ...
, but it was not selected.
It premiered in the Hivos Tiger competition of the Rotterdam Filmfestival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement.
also won the
Heart of Sarajevo
The Heart of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Srce Sarajeva'' / Срце Сарајева) is the highest prize awarded in all the competition categories at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
Heart of Sarajevo
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award for Best Feature Film at the
Sarajevo Film Festival
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and was named Best Feature Film at the
Seoul International Women's Film Festival.
Cast
* Lazar Dragojević as Denis
* Ernad Prnjavorac as Emir
* Sara Luna Zorić as Alma
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Mirsad Tuka
Mirsad Tuka (19 June 1965 – 11 July 2023) was a Bosnian actor. He made his film debut in the comedy-drama ''Holiday in Sarajevo'' (1991). He had since appeared in films such as ''Remake'' (2003), ''All for Free'' (2006), ''Cirkus Columbia'' (20 ...
Reception
On the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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website, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.
Accolades
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 drama films
Dutch drama films
Bosnia and Herzegovina drama films
2010s Dutch-language films
2010s English-language films
Bosnian-language films
Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film winners
2019 multilingual films
Dutch multilingual films
English-language Dutch films
English-language Bosnian films
Films directed by Ena Sendijarević
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