Queer Exile

Edició 2026
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Official section: Short Films
The gaze of Arab and Persian cinema
Session: One Thousand and One Queer Stories

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At the French Institute

SAT 13/06 ● 8 pm

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Title: Queer Exile
Direction: Ahmed Awadalla
Cast: Ahmed Awadalla
Production: Fonds Soziokultur
Distribution: Ahmed Awadalla
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 10’
Country: Egypt, Germany
Year: 2024
O.V. in Arabic, English and German. Subtitles in Spanish

Festivals: Ankara (LGBTIQ+), Athens (short films), Bendigo (LGBTIQ+), Berlin (LGBTQI+), Berlin (Arab queer cinema), Berlin (cinema and migrants), Brussels (LGBTIQ+), Cagliari (LGBTIQ+), Cyprus (LGBTIQ+), Istanbul (LGBTIQ+), Istanbul (short films), Stockholm (LGBTIQ+), Glasgow (LGBTIQ+), Karlsruhe (LGBTIQ+), Ljubljana (LGBTIQ+), London (cinema and migrants), Madrid (LGBTIQ+), Mainz, Mexico (independent LGBTIQ+ cinema), Munich (LGBTIQ+), Playa del Carmen (LGBTIQ+), Split (LGBTIQ+), Taipei (German LGBTIQ+ short films), Tokyo (cinema and human rights), Utrecht (LGBTIQ+), Vienna (LGBTIQ+), Zurich (LGBTIQ+)

First showing in Barcelona

After fleeing Egypt in the wake of the 2011 revolution, an activist seeks refuge in Berlin, yearning for a fresh start and the promise of safety and freedom. Yet, his journey leads him to a refugee camp situated in an area frequented by far-right groups staging anti-refugee demonstrations. Caught in the crossfire of hostility in his adopted home and the longing for his former life, he confronts profound questions about belonging, sacrifice, and the true meaning of freedom.

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