A gay observant Mlim enters to a relatnship durg the holy month of Ramadan Mike Mosallam's romantic edy-drama 'Breakg Fast.'
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A gay Mlim doctor Weho looks for love the enarg romantic edy 'Breakg Fast.' * breaking fast gay movie *
” (Vertil Entertament) The thorny tersectn of homosexualy and Islam is highlighted wh charm and w “Breakg Fast, ” wrer-director Mike Mosallam’s lively tale — based on his 2015 short film — of one man’s ght romantic journey over the urse of the holy month of (Haaz Sleiman) is a kd, voted doctor and observant Mlim of Lebane scent livg a low-key gay life Wt Hollywood. Wrten and directed by Mike Mosallam, the movie follows the romantic adventur of Mo (Haaz Sleiman, "The Visor"), a thirty-somethg gastroenterologist om Wt Hollywood who also happens to be a religly observant, gay Mlim. But note that the movie has sympathy for Hassan, too—Mo is an openly gay Mlim wh a supportive and acceptg fay, a luxury that he tak for granted.
The easy answer is that one of s ma characters is a religly observant, gay Mlim, not exactly a faiar character such stori. It's an old school premise (2 characters fall love over the holidays amidst a backdrop of shenanigans om iends and fay), wh a morn day twist ('s Ramadan stead of Christmas and the lead role is a gay, Arab, Mlim man!
The fact that arriv 28 years after Ang Lee’s food, fay and gay-romance mak feel quat at tim, “darg” some pretty dated ways. And Mo’s flamboyant younger pal Sam (Am El Gamal) nnot leave his fellow “Gay-rab” sgle. Those new to this world (Sam’s new be) are lectured that “There are no punishments for homosexualy the Koran, ” and that The Prophet didn’t persecute gays, along wh long lists of thgs one simply don’t do, like takg off your sho and lettg them pot towards Mec.
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It’s about a gay Arab-Amerin Mlim LA who falls love wh a du durg Ramadan.