Take Me Somewhere Nice

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Take Me Somewhere Nice

2021

1h 31m

Drama

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A young woman travels to Bosnia to see her sick father for the first time.

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (LAist)

Sara Luna Zoric is so watchable that it's sometimes easy to forget being impressed by her.

Jun 16, 2021

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Reverse Shot

The dominant tone in Take Me Somewhere Nice is set by the filmmaker's absurd sense of humor in the face of unsettling twists and turns.

Jun 11, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

A really odd and very arresting movie.

Jun 16, 2020

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Eileen G'Sell

Hyperallergic

Plumbs the fraught power of female sexuality via utterly asynchronous tones.

Aug 3, 2021

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Sendijarevic's better instincts prevail. The film sheds some, although not all, of its eccentricity and takes on a warmer, more sympathetic quality.

Jul 30, 2021

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Soham Gadre

Film Inquiry

Take Me Somewhere Nice exists in an uncomfortable no-woman's-land between choosing a path and abandoning all direction. While this can be symbolic of the confused sexual adolescence of its central character, it doesn't work as an artistic choice.

Jul 17, 2021

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This largely inconsequential road trip tale about a Dutch-born Bosnian adolescent who returns to her homeland to visit her hospitalized father seems to be grasping for something to say but never manages to express what it's really going for. Director Ena Sendijarevic's debut feature combines part coming of age story, part quirky comedy, part character study and part heritage discovery set against the backdrop of a land that's still recovering from the hostility of a conflict that left it angry, fearful and scarred. Unfortunately, that mix doesn't blend well, especially with its uneven pacing, jarring changes in mood, and developments that aren't fully explained or seemingly emerge from out of nowhere. The final act in particular unfolds aimlessly, as if it were being made up as the filmmaker went along, unsure how to wrap up the story. The rudiments of a gifted new talent are present here, but their assemblage in this vehicle largely miss the mark. Here's hoping the next effort is a better one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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A young woman travels to Bosnia to see her sick father for the first time.

Director: Ena Sendijarević
Producer: Amra Baksic Camo, Layla Meijman, Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs
Screenwriter: Ena Sendijarević
Production Co: Pupkin Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Bosnian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 11, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 28, 2021
Runtime: 1h 31m

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