Milky Way

The film, set in post-war Sarajevo, focusses on two separate families who share the same dreams: emigrating. Mujo Hrle is a former biology professor who now makes a living by donning a fez and driving a horse-drawn trap through the streets of Sarajevo. Despite having stayed in Sarajevo throughout the war, he and his wife, Sena, see no future in the country and wish to move to New Zealand. However, they fail the "resettlement test" as they are both Muslims and priority is given to mixed marriages. On the other side of town, Anna is similarly disenchanted with Sarajevo life, and has by chance hit on the same antipodean country to save her and her husband, Josip. They, however, are both Croats, and so fail the test for similar reasons as the Hrles do. But to the rescue comes Ale, a self-made entrepreneur who has obviously made a lot of enemies while making his fortune. In return for being saved from an attempt on his life, he introduces the couples and suggests they divorce their current spouse and swap to meet the resettlement test requirements.