Saturday, October 2 - San Francisco, California - Opening day of the Arab Film Festival <http://www.aff.org/> - Feature film: "Road to Love - Tarik El Hob" - 6:15 p.m. - Followed by a panel discussion on LGBT issues in the Arab world with the Southwest Asian and North African Bay Area Queers (SWANABAQ). For more information contact Bassam <bassamlebnan at yahoo.com>.
<blockquote>Road to Love, The [Tarik El Hob]
Type: Feature Film Director: Rémi Lange Year: 2002 Time: 70 minutes Language: French and Arabic with English subtitles
Winner: Best Feature, Seattle 2003 Lesbian & Gay Film Festival / Freedom Award, OutFest - Los Angeles
Slow-burning and smart, French director Rémi Lange's The Road to Love is a romantic tale of self-discovery that also offers a fascinating historical take on homosexuality in northern Africa.
French-Algerian sociology student Karim is having trouble finding interviewees for his term project, a video documentary on homosexual relationships in Islamic cultures. As his research progresses, he meets Farid, a handsome flight attendant. In Farid, Karim believes he has found an ideal subject for his film...but he soon begins to admire more than just Farid's insight. When Karim learns that some cultures have accepted and encouraged same-sex unions, he finally begins to face his own sexuality.
Set in scenic locales from Paris to Marseilles to Amsterdam (with a brief detour to Jean Genet's grave in Larache, Morocco), The Road to Love is a shrewd and sensual tale of enchantment and desire.
For North American bookings of The Road to Love, contact Alex Williams at (206) 322-0882 x.202 or email institutions at arabfilm.com.
This film is currently available for public exhibition only.
Video/DVD release date: November 2004
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