4.8 / 10
(9 votes)
In focusing his attention on the competitors of Mr Gay Syria, director Ayse Toprak shatters the one-dimensional meaning of “refugee”. Using the pageant as a means of escape from political persecution, the organiser Mahmoud — already given asylum in Berlin — hopes to offer the winner a chance to travel as well as bring international attention to the life-threatening situations faced by LGBT Syrians.
France,
Germany,
Malta,
Syrian Arab Republic,
Turkey
Documentary
85 minutes
2018
Ayse Toprak
Coin Film,
Les Films d'Antoine,
Toprak Films

2018
10.0

2022
8.5

2009
7.0

2013
5.8

2019
4.7

2019
9.0

2022
0.0

2003
6.8

2005
6.6

2023
10.0

2021
1.0

2008
3.4

2017
0.0

2017
4.8

1988
2.0

2010
4.3

2014
4.9

2014
7.8

2023
0.0

2010
5.4