Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam

Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam 2008 Directed by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

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.

Country Norway

Production Country Norway

Language Norwegian

Spoken Languages Arabic , English , Norwegian , Turkish

Gnere Documentary

Production Company Integral Film

Release Date 16 January 2008

52 mins