Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

Information

Release DateJanuary 16, 2008
Runtime52m
StatusReleased
ProductionIntegral Film
LanguagesArabic, English, Norwegian, Turkish
N/A
Popularity1

Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

Synopsis

Gender Me is a road movie about Mansour’s voyage into the world of Islam. It is a personal odyssey through a world of taboos, filled with contradictory images. He explores questions regarding faith and gender in Islam with a special focus on the unusual stories of Muslim gays. Mansour is a homosexual Iranian refugee who has been living in Oslo for the past 18 years where he works as a pharmacist. Now he wants to travel back to Istanbul, where he lived for two years before he was granted asylum in Norway.

Cast & Crew

Director

Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

Featured Cast

Mansour Saberi

Himself

Abdullah

Himself

Imam Daayiee

Himself

Kaltham

Himself

Alexander Lie

Himself

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