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Why We Ran from Iran

Country: Turkey, Language: Turkish, 13 mins

Gay Short | Lesbian Short | Watch these Shorts | 2015
  • Director: Veyron Pax

CGiii Comment

Gimmicks and indulgence mar what could have been a powerful film.

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The(ir) Blurb...

A short performative documentary about 6 Iranian LGBTQ refugees in Turkey, It shows the real life of LGBTQ people in Iran and out of Iran, how they are and why they abandoned their country. Its a peaceful message to all Homophobic people to realize that LGBTQ people are as normal and equal as they are.