Review: A Weho doctor balances sexual identity and Islam in the rom-com 'Breaking Fast' [Los Angeles Times]

Review: A Weho doctor balances sexual identity and Islam in the rom-com ‘Breaking Fast’ [Los Angeles Times]
The thorny intersection of homosexuality and Islam is highlighted with charm and wit in “Breaking Fast,” writer-director Mike Mosallam’s lively tale — based on his 2015 short film — of one man’s fraught romantic journey over the course of the holy month of Ramadan.
Mo (Haaz Sleiman) is a kind, devoted doctor and observant Muslim of Lebanese descent living a low-key gay life in West Hollywood. His warm family supports his sexuality, unlike the rigid parents of his boyfriend, Hassan (Patrick Sabongui), who chooses the first night of Ramadan to inform Mo that he’s marrying a woman as a cover. It’s wadaeean (goodbye), Hassan.

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