Movie: Run(a)way Arab

Top 5 Billed Cast

Ahd Kamel
Ahd Kamel

Halima

Omar Labek
Omar Labek

Young Nazeem

Amrou Al-Kadhi
Amrou Al-Kadhi

Nazeem/Queen Za Dream

Charlie Parham
Charlie Parham

Queen 1

Tom Rasmussen
Tom Rasmussen

Queen 2

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    Run(a)way Arab

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    A queer Arab boy, Nazeem, looks up to his Muslim mother with awe. Later in life, it is only through being a drag queen that he holds on to their lost and fraught connection.

  • Release Date

    2018-03-25

  • Average

    3.5

  • Rating:

    1.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    العربية
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