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Act of Faith

Country: United States, Language: English, 7 mins

  • Director: Dan Bree

CGiii Comment

A level-headed, sobering film about Islam and homosexuality.

Almost light-hearted, definitely refreshing...and, it makes a damn fine point.


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The(ir) Blurb...

In the history of Islam, love between men is a centuries-old phenomenon. Yet Koranic tradition forbids choosing a mate of the same sex. Kyriell, an Imam's son, struggled with reconciling his love for men with his love for Islam and eventually came back to the faith. Pakistani-born Arslan saw no compromise in Islam and discarded his religion, and Iftekar, a Muslim community leader, admits that Islam needs to be brought into the twenty-first century. Through the words of these men, the struggle of gay Muslims is revealed.