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Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

2008-01-16 no 52m
Documentary
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.

Director

Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

Writer

Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

Producer

Jørgen Lorentzen

Music Director

Tor Lindberg

Cinematography

Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

Cinematography

Cengiz Tanc

lgbt gay theme

Status

Released

Countries

  • Norway

Companies

  • Integral Film