Mr Gay Syria
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Trailer with English subtitles
Overview
- Genre
- Human Rights, Contemporary Issues, and Social Issues
- Synopsis
Mr. Gay Syria follows two gay Syrian refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives. Husein is a barber in Istanbul, living a double life between his conservative family and his gay identity. Mahmoud is the founder of Syria's LGBTI movement and is a refugee in Berlin. What brings them together is a dream: to participate in an international beauty contest as an escape from their trapped lives and an answer to their invisibility. Will the dream come true or will the refugee crisis and the harsh consequences of being gay in the Muslim world shatter it to pieces?
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 88 and 54 minutes
Credits
- Ekin Calisir ... Producer, Videographer
- Ayşe Toprak ... Director, Writer
- Christine Kiauk ... Producer
- Antoine Simkine ... Producer
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- Les Films d'Antoine, Toprak Film, Coin Film
- Years of Production
- 2015-2017
- Locations
- Istanbul Turkey, Berlin Germany, Malta, Bergen Norway
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2017
- Festivals
- Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 / OutFest, LA / NYC Premiere MoMA DocForthnight / Official Selection IDFA 2017 / Sevilla Cine Europa / Movies That Matter 2018 / One World HRW FF Jhlava/ !F Istanbul / /
- Awards
- Winner Silver Hugo at Chicago IFF 2017 / NYC Premiere MoMA DocForthnight /Human Rights Award Sarajevo FF 2017 / Official Selection IDFA 2017 /The Best European Doc at Tirana FF/ Real Lovers Int. DocFest - Jury Mention / Grand Prix Paris Cheri Cherie
- Distribution
- Worldwide rights at Taskovski Films
- Broadcast (Prod.)
- None
- Broadcast (Acq.)
- SBS Australia, SVT Sweden, OUTtv Network Canada, Channel 8 Israel
- Language
- Arabic, English, Turkish, German
- Subtitles
- English, Turkish, German, French, Serbian
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