A Queer Bird in the Middle East

2024 • Directed by

Naures Sager

Experimental and humorous exploration of one's roots. An artistic love story and a road movie in the Middle East all in one. Iraqi-Swedish director Naures Sager travels around the Middle East to explore his roots. Along on his journey is boyfriend, Michael. Back home in Sweden, Naures’ receives warnings from his worried family about potential consequences of being gay in an Arab country.