09 Sep 2007
A Jihad for Love
A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.
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Face to face with jihadists
After the impressive Gulistan, Land of Roses (VdR 2016), the Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns with these conversations with imprisoned members of the Islamic State, alternating their words with aerial views of the countryside. An unexpected look at a far-reaching current political issue and a film whose subject matter and rhythm create an impressive cinematic object.
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