A Sinner in Mecca

A Sinner in Mecca is a 2015 documentary film from director Parvez Sharma (A Jihad for Love). The film chronicles Sharma's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia as an openly gay Muslim. The film premiered at the 2015 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to critical acclaim as well as negative controversies. The film opened in theaters in the US on September 4, 2015, and is a New York Times Critics' Pick.

For the 2017 book by Parvez Sharma, see A Sinner in Mecca: A Gay Muslim's Hajj of Defiance.
A Sinner in Mecca
Official Poster
Directed byParvez Sharma
Produced byParvez Sharma
Alison Amron
Andrew Herwitz
CinematographyParvez Sharma
Husain Akbar
Edited byAlison Amron
Sajid Akbar
Music bySajid Akbar
M.E. Manning
Release dates
Running time
79 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Saudi Arabia
India
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi
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