Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

 

(6 from 35 users)

0h 52m 2008 HD

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.


Related Movies

  • 2013
    This American Journey

    This American Journey

    This American Journey

    02013HD

    As children, British actor Paul Blackthorne and Australian photographer Mister Basquali both fell in love with America. Later they each fulfilled...

    This American Journey
  • 2002
    Little Sister's vs. Big Brother

    Little Sister's vs. Big Brother

    Little Sister's vs. Big Brother

    3.52002HD

    This documentary, filmed over a 10-year period, centers on the debate over censorship as it follows Vancouver's Little Sister's Bookstore and its...

    Little Sister's vs. Big Brother
  • 2016
    The Confession

    The Confession

    The Confession

    6.62016HD

    Moazzam Begg has experienced a generation of conflict. The Confession captures the entirety of Begg’s story, from his forced confession and...

    The Confession
  • 2016
    T

    T

    T

    2.72016HD

    A collage of film archives that gives an account of the artistic and territorial militancy of a group of transvestite militants during the years...

    T
  • 1998
    1998: de heertjes Haarhuis en Eltingh

    1998: de heertjes Haarhuis en Eltingh

    1998: de heertjes Haarhuis en Eltingh

    01998HD

    1998: de heertjes Haarhuis en Eltingh
  • 2007
    Kenedi Is Getting Married

    Kenedi Is Getting Married

    Kenedi Is Getting Married

    4.72007HD

    Kenedi is in a huge debt after building a house for his family. He finds himself searching for any kind of work to support himself, for as little as...

    Kenedi Is Getting Married
  • 1969
    Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner

    Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner

    Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner

    01969HD

    Documentary about author Christopher Isherwood, in which he is interviewed about his life and work and which features extracts from films of his...

    Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner
  • 1909
    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

    01909HD

    Documentary footage of the author and his two daughters at home.

    Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • 2016
    The Birth of Boadicea Burnout

    The Birth of Boadicea Burnout

    The Birth of Boadicea Burnout

    02016HD

    A drag queen applies his friend's makeup as they reflect on the business and their sexuality.

    The Birth of Boadicea Burnout
  • 1995
    The Chippendiddys

    The Chippendiddys

    The Chippendiddys

    71995HD

    A Documentary feature from the 90s about a group of young British boys whom form a dance troupe inspired by the Chippendales. We follow the boys and...

    The Chippendiddys
  • 2021
    Edward Carson and the Fall of Oscar Wilde

    Edward Carson and the Fall of Oscar Wilde

    Edward Carson and the Fall of Oscar Wilde

    02021HD

    Merlin Holland tells the story of the epic court clash at the Old Bailey in 1895 between his grandfather, Oscar Wilde, and Edward Carson. Does Carson...

    Edward Carson and the Fall of Oscar Wilde
  • 1993
    Fiddlin Man: The Life and Times of Bob Wills

    Fiddlin Man: The Life and Times of Bob Wills

    Fiddlin Man: The Life and Times of Bob Wills

    01993HD

    Legendary western swing band leader Bob Wills rose up in the Great Depression to fame in Oklahoma and Texas that soon swept the entire nation. The...

    Fiddlin Man: The Life and Times of Bob Wills