Mr Gay Syria

a film by Ayse Toprak

Mr Gay Syria

Germany, France | 2017 | 88:00 min

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Biography / Portrait Current Affairs Society Politics Social Issue

Content Categories

Documentary
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?





Festivals/Awards
IFF Sheffield DOC|FEST (Weltpremiere)
Human Rights Award beim Sarajevo IFF
Special Mention der Jury beim LGBTQI-Festival REAL LOVERS FF / Turin
Silver Hugo beim Chicago IFF
Ocana Award to Freedom beim Sevilla FF
Best European Documentary beim Tirana IFF
Grand Prix beim LGBT-Festival Chéries Chéris / Paris
Special Mention for Human Rights Film im Impact Competition beim Verzio IHRDFF
Hofer Filmtage (Germanpremiere)
IDFA, Amsterdam
exground filmfest
, Wiesbaden
, Frankfurt
Tüpisch Türkisch
, Köln
QUEERSICHT, LGBT-Filmfestival Bern
BERLIN & BEYOND
MoMA's Doc Fortnight
20th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Cast and Crew
  • Director Ayse Toprak
Original Languages

Arabic

Turkish

English

Production Company
COIN FILM GmbH
Rolandstrasse 63, 50677 Köln

Phone: +49 221 322053

Fax: +49 221 322054

info@coin-film.de
http://www.coin-film.de
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