Motel Nana (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Motel Nana is a drama film directed by Predrag Velinović, running about 92 minutes.

What it’s about. Ivan teaches history in a Belgrade high school. In his class, Ivan is provoked by a student and ends up slapping him on the face. In Serbia, in the heat of transitional changes, Ivan’s presence in school is no longer welcomed. He finds a temporary job opportunity in a war-scarred mountain village in Bosnia. On his way there, he meets Yasmina, a young Muslim woman, back from Germany to her homeland after the war and after being invited by an old friend – Hazim - who now runs a motel. A lone kiss in a stormy night, in a village still lying in ruins, will bring Yasmina and Ivan closer together in a joint escape from reality and to a ride on a dusty bus, where neither one of them wants to sit next to the window.

Who’s in it. Motel Nana stars Dragan Mićanović as Ivan, Nikolina Đorđević as Jasmina (as Nikolina Djordjevic), Zijah Sokolović as Hazim and Nikola Pejaković as Domar, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.9/10, Motel Nana has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Motel Nana page.

If you liked it. Fans of Motel Nana tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.