Tariq Raouf June 4, 2021
“Dance of the 41,” set in 1901, follows closeted politician Ignacio de la Torre y Mier (Alfonso Herrera, left) and his life-affirming experience with lover Evaristo (Emiliano Zurita). Photo: Netflix
Every year the world gets a little gayer or so you’d think given the growing list of queer films available to anyone who subscribes to a streaming service.
Gone are the days when one had to settle for a tiny category on Netflix, or limited offerings in a badly lit section of the nearest video rental store. Instead, we find ourselves awed by the outpour of new films highlighting queer voices throughout genres, from rom-coms to thrillers.
Bay Area Reporter :: Ramadan rom-com: Breaking Fast s L A love story
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Bay Area Reporter :: Ramadan rom-com: Breaking Fast s L A love story
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A festival favorite, director Mike Mosallam’s romantic comedy
Breaking Fastfollows the burgeoning love affair between a Muslim doctor and the man who begins sharing nightly meals with him during Ramadan.
“Set against the twinkling lights of West Hollywood,
Breaking Fast is a romantic comedy that follows Mo, a practicing Muslim still reeling from heartbreak when an all-American guy, Kal, offers to join him in his nightly Iftars, the traditional meal eaten by Muslims during Ramadan,” the film’s synopsis reads. “Meal after meal, the two start to discover they have more in common than meets the eye.”
The winner of the Best Narrative Feature prize at Los Angeles’s LGBTQ+ film festival Outfest,