{{Short description|2019 film}} {{about|film|the Mogwai track|Rock Action (album)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Take Me Somewhere Nice | image = Take me somewhere nice xlg.jpg | caption = Promotional release poster | director = Ena Sendijarević | producer = | writer = Ena Sendijarević | starring = Lazar Dragojević | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = Gusto Entertainment | released = {{film date|2019|5|23|df=yes}} | runtime = 91 minutes | country = Netherlands | language = Bosnian<br>Dutch<br>English | budget = | gross = $72,305<ref>{{cite web |title=Take Me Somewhere Nice |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2019W21&id=_fTAKEMESOMEWHEREN01 |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Take Me Somewhere Nice |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Take-Me-Somewhere-Nice-(Netherlands)#tab=summary |website=The Numbers |accessdate=18 July 2019}}</ref> }}
'''''Take Me Somewhere Nice''''' is a 2019 Dutch-Bosnian drama film written and directed by Ena Sendijarević.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/2019/films/take-me-somewhere-nice |title=Take Me Somewhere Nice |work=International Film Festival Rotterdam |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/take-me-somewhere-nice-review-1203128588/ |title=Rotterdam Film Review: 'Take Me Somewhere Nice' |work=Variety |date=7 February 2019 |accessdate=14 July 2019}}</ref> 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 at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not selected.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://international.eyefilm.nl/feature-film.html |title=International Feature Film Academy Entry |work=Eye International |accessdate=14 July 2019 |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713225838/https://international.eyefilm.nl/feature-film.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
It premiered in the Hivos Tiger competition of the Rotterdam Filmfestival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement.<ref name="acc:iffr"/> <ins>was subsequently selected for Cannes' Acid selection</ins><ref name="filmg:sd">{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-acid-2019-line-up-revealed/5138682.article|title=Cannes ACID 2019 line-up revealed|access-date=10 October 2023 |author= Orlando Parfitt|date=23 April 2019 |website= Screen Daily |language=en}}</ref><ins> and it</ins> also won the Heart of Sarajevo award for Best Feature Film at the Sarajevo Film Festival<ref name="acc:hs"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bosnisch-Nederlandse film bekroond op Sarajevo Film Festival|url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/entertainment/1544151486/bosnisch-nederlandse-film-bekroond-op-sarajevo-film-festival|date=22 August 2019|website=Telegraaf|language=nl|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> and was named Best Feature Film at the Seoul International Women's Film Festival.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ena Sendijarević: "Trenutni sistem je nefunkcionalan" {{!}} DW {{!}} 22 October 2019|url=https://www.dw.com/sr/ena-sendijarevi%C4%87-trenutni-sistem-je-nefunkcionalan/a-50927985|last=Salihbegović|first=Aida Sofić|date=22 October 2019|website=Deutsche Welle|language=sr-RS|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref>
==Cast== * Lazar Dragojević as Denis * Ernad Prnjavorac as Emir * Sara Luna Zorić as Alma * Mirsad Tuka
==Reception==
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.<ref name="score:rotten">{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title= Take Me Somewhere Nice (2019, Drama) |id= take_me_somewhere_nice |type=m |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
==Accolades== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ ! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee /Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"rowspan=1| Sarajevo Film Festival | rowspan=3 |2019 | Heart of Sarajevo | rowspan=3 |''Take Me Somewhere Nice'' | {{Won}} | align="center" |<ref name="acc:hs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheenascott/2019/08/23/take-me-somewhere-nice-wins-best-film-at-sarajevo-film-festival/|title='Take Me Somewhere Nice' Wins Best Film At Sarajevo Film Festival|last=Scott|first=Sheena|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"rowspan=1| International Film Festival Rotterdam | Special Jury Award | {{Won}} | align="center" |<ref name="acc:iffr">{{Cite web|title=Tiger Competition Winners{{!}} IFFR|url=https://iffr.com/en/awards/tiger-competition|access-date=10 October 2023|website=International Film Festival Rotterdam}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"rowspan=1| Seoul International Women's Film Festival | Best Picture | {{Won}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=21st Film Festival (2019): International Feature Competition Winners|url=http://siwff.or.kr/kor/addon/00000002/award_view.asp?QueryYear=2019&awardYear=2019|access-date=10 October 2023|website=Seoul International Women's Film Festival}}</ref> |- |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb title}} * {{Rottentomatoes}}
{{Heart of Sarajevo Best Film}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Take Me Somewhere Nice}} Category:2019 films Category:2019 drama films Category:Dutch drama films Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina drama films Category:2019 Dutch-language films Category:2019 English-language films Category:Bosnian-language films Category:Heart of Sarajevo Award for Best Film winners Category:2019 multilingual films Category:Dutch multilingual films Category:English-language Dutch films Category:English-language Bosnian films Category:Films directed by Ena Sendijarević Category:English-language drama films
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