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Queer Bird in the Middle East (A)

Country: Sweden, Language: English, Arabic, Swedish, 17 mins

  • Director: Naures Sager
  • Producer: Helena Ingelsten, Lisa Nyed, Michael Detlef Petersen

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Experimental and humorous exploration of one's roots. An artistic love story and a road movie in the Middle East all in one.

Iraqi-Swedish director Naures Sager travels around the Middle East to explore his roots. Along on his journey is boyfriend, Michael. Back home in Sweden, Naures’ receives warnings from his worried family about potential consequences of being gay in an Arab country.


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A Queer Bird in the Middle East - Trailer from The Uneven on Vimeo.

Cast & Characters

Naures Sager (as Self)
Michael Detlef Petersen (as Self)