Documentary · Norway · 2008 · 52m

Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam poster
Director
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Cast
Mansour Saberi as Himself Abdullah as Himself Imam Daayiee as Himself Kaltham as Himself Alexander Lie as Himself B. Lennart Persson as Himself
Crew
Nils-Petter Lotherington — Director of Photography Mette Munthe-Kaas — Editor Nefise Özkal Lorentzen — Writer Jørgen Lorentzen — Producer
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.

Mood & Themes
lgbtgay theme
Key Collaborators
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen Director Nils-Petter Lotherington Director of Photography Mette Munthe-Kaas Editor Nefise Özkal Lorentzen Writer Jørgen Lorentzen Producer
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