Egyptian Filmmaker Aims to Show LGBT+ People Are 'Not Alone'

Beirut — The director of a new Egyptian movie about a secretly gay man preparing to marry a woman has said he wanted to let LGBT+ people in the Middle East know they are "not alone".

Sam Abbas, who also plays the lead character Rami, said the secrecy depicted in "The Wedding" was a daily reality for gay people in the region who had to keep their sexuality hidden.

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