Dreamers is a Bosnian short documentary film produced by the

East West Theatre Company East West Theatre Company (Bosnian: East West Centar) was established in 2005 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a nonprofit cultural institution which produces performing arts programs, publications, films, and music events. It also organ ...

and directed by Nermin Hamzagic. The film follows the story of Samir Karić and Amir Muminović, young hip-hop artists from the village of

Hajvazi Hajvazi ( sr-cyrl, Хајвази) is a village in the municipality of Osmaci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mass grave In Hajvazi on 20 September 2012, the International Commission on Missing Persons uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of ei ...

, near the north-eastern Bosnian town of

Kalesija Kalesija ( sr-cyrl, Калесија) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, east of Tuzla. As of ...

. The mayor's son gave the hip-hop duo a bad beating because of their song which criticized municipal authorities. A newspaper report on the incident intrigues

, a theatre and film production company from

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

. Shortly after the incident, Samir and Amir become part of the cast of

Class Enemy (play) ''Class Enemy'' is a 1978 play by the British playwright Nigel Williams, which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre. Class Enemy was written in 1978 as a social commentary on the apathy and anarchy in inner city British schools. The set is a ble ...

a play about disenfranchised youth in a violent secondary school in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Samir and Amir eventually end up touring the world with the

's production. The film ''Dreamers'' is devised as a road movie.East West Theatre Company: ''Dreamers'' [cited 6 February 2012]
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{{Reflist 2009 films Bosnian-language films Culture in Sarajevo Films set in Bosnia and Herzegovina