Where Are You Going, Habibi? () is a 2015 German LGBTQ+ dramedy film, directed and written by Tor Iben in his debut. The film stars Cem Alkan and Martin Walde. It premiered at Montréal International Film Festival in 2015, before its limited release throughout Germany in 2016.
Synopsis Ibrahim falls in love with Alexander, a blond, blue-eyed German criminal and show wrestler who is straight — an impossible friendship that surpasses the both of them.
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Reception David Hall of Gay Celluloid remarked that the film is "lightweight but ever so much fun" and praised it for being "a spirited play on the bromance scenario". Zachary Wild of The Rectangular View lauded it for being "an interesting take on a buddy movie". Queer Guru called it an "utterly charming well-paced drama".
Themes The film has themes of German immigrant experience intersecting with religion, homophobia, and coming out, which are also reflected in earlier films including Lola and Billy the Kid (1999), The Edge of Heaven (2007), and Shahada (2010).
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