Sarajevo City of Film

Going from the emotion that lied down inside of me back from 2005. and all these magical things which was cast on me by the town of Sarajevo, little story about love and life was born…

Mirza, a young Sarajevo orphan, earns easy money by assisting a local drug dealer. Dispatched on a job one day, a chance encounter makes him painfully aware of his despicable role - but equally of the possibility of changing things for the better.

A quintet is an omnibus feature told from the perspective of five international up and coming filmmakers who are searching to find identity in the modern world. The five segments are : "Polaroid" by Roberto Cuzzillo; "Friend Request" by Elie Lamah; "The Cuddle Workshop" by Mauro Mueller; "The House in the Envelope" by Sanela Salketic; and "The Tourist" by Ariel Shaban.

In a sweaty, overcrowded tram in Sarajevo, a shy teenager is beset by every imaginable impediment as he tries to capture the attention of his object of desire. Yet the overheated hero of this wild farce will not be easily defeated.

Alena is preparing for an important journey. Her family and co-workers do not want her to leave.

In all its beauty, youth can be so naive that we cannot discern the important things… Love is the most wonderful and the most destructive thing in the world, all at the same time…

Forgotten old partisan leads a lonely life. His only interests are watching neighbors and sumo. One day something he sees with his WW2 binoculars makes him set out on the last guerilla mission.

Almir is a closeted gay man struggling with self-acceptance. Left high and dry by his married lover, Almir decides to spend New Year’s Eve with his dying friend Militsa. As the city celebrates, the two talk about their lives and loves, but does Almir dare to tell his closest friend his deepest secret?

Marco is caught into a situation where he is unable to protect himself or his son.

On a weekend night in Sarajevo, a half unconscious German tourist meets a Bosnian young man through an unlikely series of events. Their new friendship is tested through a fight, a call to ambulance and accusation of thievery.