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.
Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam (2008) is a documentary film directed by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, released on January 16, 2008 with a runtime of 52m. It stars Mansour Saberi, Abdullah, Imam Daayiee and Kaltham.
Directed by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, written by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, produced by Jørgen Lorentzen.
Powerful and revealing this story is without a montage of extremities and naivety. What becomes of his gender is a personal odyssey. But full of taboos and hypocrisy that if not challenged takes away from his own meaning of life.
Reviewed on August 12, 2024
2020
1990
2018
2014
2012
2024
2025
2022
2019
2020
2020
2022
2014
2015
2018
2018
1996
1996
2020
2024
2023
2007
2021
2021
2019
2023
2008
2007
2001
2010
2016
2008
2004
2019
2011
2003
2009
2022
2016
1987
Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam (2008) is currently available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam (2008) includes Mansour Saberi, Abdullah, Imam Daayiee, Kaltham and Alexander Lie. The film was directed by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Gender Me: Homosexuality and Islam was released on January 16, 2008 and runs for 52m.