A Sinner in Mecca (2015)

Directed by

Parvez Sharma

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a gay Muslim filmmaker on his pilgrimage to Mecca. It shows his journey as he navigates faith and identity in a deeply personal setting.

personalcontemplativeintimatecandidthought-provokingpoignantrevealing

What happens

A Sinner in Mecca is a 2015 documentary film from director Parvez Sharma (A Jihad for Love). The film chronicles Sharma's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia as an openly gay Muslim. The film premiered at the 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to critical acclaim as well as negative controversies. The film opened in theaters in the US on September 4, 2015, and is a New York Times Critics' Pick. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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