Movie Description
A Sinner in Mecca
(2015)Overview
For a gay filmmaker, filming in Saudi Arabia presents two serious challenges: filming is forbidden in the country and homosexuality is punishable by death. For filmmaker Parvez Sharma, however, these were risks he had to assume as he embarked on his Hajj pilgrimage, a journey considered the greatest accomplishment and aspiration within Islam, his religion. On his journey Parvez aims to look beyond 21st-century Islam’s crises of religious extremism, commercialism and sectarian battles. He brings back the story of the religion like it has never been told before, having endured the biggest jihad there is: the struggle with the self.
Featured Crew
- Director : Parvez Sharma
- Cast : Hamad Almutaani,Maram Alzghoul,Shady Eldanf,Mohamed Gaber,Ismail Sarsor,Ahmed Yagoub
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleA Sinner in Mecca
Status Released
Release Information
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2015-04-29
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 19m
Homepagehttp://asinnerinmecca.com/
Production CompaniesHaram Films,ZDF,ARTE France Cinéma
Genres
- Documentary