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First Run Features | Release Date: May 21, 2008
Summary: Filmed in twelve countries and nine languages, A Jihad for Love is the world's first feature documentary to explore the complex global intersections between Islam and homosexuality. Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma enters the many worlds of Islam by illuminating multiple stories as diverse as Islam itself. Filming in secret and as a Muslim, Parvez makes the film from within the faith, depicting Islam with the same respect that the film's characters show for it. (First Run Features)
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Runtime: 81 min
Rating: Unrated
Production: ZDF/Arte
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA, Germany, UK, France, Australia
Languages: English, French, Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, Punjabi
Home Release Date: Apr 21, 2009
Director Credit
Parvez Sharma Director
Writer Credit
Parvez Sharma Writer
Cast Credit
A.K. Hoosen Himself
Abdellah Taia Himself
Amir Himself
Arsham Parsi Himself
Ferda Herself
Kiymet Herself
Maha Herself
Maryam Herself
Mazen Himself
Mojtaba Himself
Muhsin Hendricks Himself
Payam Himself
Qasim Himself
Sana Herself
Syed Kalbe Jawad Himself
Producer Credit
Amisha Upadhyaya Associate Producer
Andrew Herwitz Executive Producer
Dave Mace Executive Producer
Eileen Opatut Executive Producer
Ioannis Mookas Associate Producer
Linda Saetre Executive Producer
Michael Huffington Executive Producer
Sandi Simcha Dubowski Producer