As Far as I Can Walk

(2022)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 216 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2022

Runtime: 92 мин

Country: Bulgaria, France

Director: Стефан Арсениевич

Cast: Ibrahim Koma, Nancy Mensah-Offei, مكسيم خليل, Rami Farah, Небойша Дугалич, Slaviša Čurović, Strahinja Blažić, Башар Рахаль, سلافة عويشق, رهام القصار

Plot

Strahinja and his wife Ababuo left Ghana with a dream of a better life in Europe. Instead of reaching the western part of the continent, they were deported back to Serbia. Strahinja has started to build himself a career, while Ababuo is unable to fulfil her ambitions and she feels increasingly frustrated. When she disappears one day, Strahinja sets out to find her… A crystal clear, humanistic story about the need to find one’s place in the world. It’s also a tale of love, the most profound testimony of which might also be the most painful.

Strahinya and his wife, Ababuo, both 28, left Ghana at the beginning of the migrant crisis. They managed to reach Germany but were deported back to Belgrade. Serbia may not be Germany, but Strahinya does his best to start a new life. He works hard to secure asylum, trying out as a football player for a local club and working as a volunteer for the Red Cross. The process, however, is lengthy and Ababuo, a passionate woman aspiring to become an actress in London, feels unfulfilled in their life. One night, a new group of Syrian refugees arrive, on their way to Western Europe. One of them is Ali, a charismatic left-wing activist. Ababuo mocks him, but, the very next day, Strahinya discovers that Ababuo is gone. Strahinya sets off along the Balkan migrant route for completely different reasons than anyone else: for love.