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A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile (2015) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 24, 2015

Original Title:
A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile

Alternate Titles:
Le Profil Amina
Profil: Amina
The Amina Profile

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Les Films du 3 Mars
ONF | NFB

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
SE: 15 

Runtime: 84

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Overview from TheMovieDB

There is no indication that this typical online flirtation between two strangers would turn into a case of shocking international intrigue. For months, Sandra in Montreal and Amina, a Syrian-American, bond romantically and intellectually. Encouraged by Sandra, Amina launches a blog called "A Gay Girl in Damascus," representing a marginalized voice in the Middle East on politics, religion, and sexuality. Rapidly garnering worldwide attention, Amina becomes something of a star blogger. But when Syria enters the Arab uprising of 2011, Sandra receives word that Amina has been kidnapped, and soon the search for Amina becomes a global concern and an even larger mystery to solve.

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Production

Associate Producer:
Jean-Philippe Massicotte

Camera Operator:
Sophie Deraspe

Director:
Sophie Deraspe

Editor:
Geoffrey Boulangé
Sophie Deraspe

Executive Producer:
Guy Villeneuve
Michel St-Cyr
Hugo Latulippe

Original Music Composer:
Sam Shalabi

Producer:
Nathalie Cloutier
Isabelle Couture
Colette Loumède

Production Manager:
Charles Mordet
Jacinthe Lauzier

Sound:
Frédéric Cloutier

Visual Effects:
Élise Simard

Writer:
Sophie Deraspe

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