Mr. Gay Syria (2018)
September 6, 2018
Documentary
1h 25m
![Poster for Mr. Gay Syria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6c8S2M9xLcZX7mdWa9ZCqbEHHy9.jpg)
![Backdrop for Mr. Gay Syria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/rQ5GjH2ym3FIr5yMQ576yl1wdhM.jpg)
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.