Abdellah Taïa

When penniless young writer Labidi meets Elisa he knows she’s the one for him. But Paris is expensive. A captivating film that combines the classic themes of French New Wave cinema with questions about roots, familiarity and distance.

Francia /// El escritor marroquí Abdellah Taïa ofrece una historia casi autobiográfica sobre un joven licenciado que deberá descifrar una intriga sexual, racial y política después de su llegad a Ginebra.

Francia /// El escritor marroquí Abdellah Taïa ofrece una historia casi autobiográfica sobre un joven licenciado que deberá descifrar una intriga sexual, racial y política después de su llegad a Ginebra.

Francia /// El escritor marroquí Abdellah Taïa ofrece una historia casi autobiográfica sobre un joven licenciado que deberá descifrar una intriga sexual, racial y política después de su llegad a Ginebra.

A documentary on gay, lesbian, and transgender Muslims across the Muslim and Western worlds.

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