Road to Love

The story was quite nice and sensual, but the acting was sometimes good and sometimes not so good. Overall, it was interesting to see the difficulties of Muslim gay lives, but also the difficulties of merging hetero life styles into gay life styles. One Muslim young man has a Muslim girlfriend, but he has a school project that is to film the history and difficulties of Muslim gay life. In his project, he comes across a Muslim guy who flirts with him during filming. At first it was a simple friendship in order to gain access to more members of the Muslim gay community as it is not an easy task with homosexuality hidden away in the Muslim community. However, this friendship flourished into trust and other feelings that the film producer doesn't quite know what it all means, especially being that he has always lived a heterosexual life style with his girlfriend. Can he be gay for enjoying his time with a gay friend? Or is it just a phase for the moment? Is he in love with this man? Can he see himself with this man for the long term? Is this man interested in him only for the moment because what would he be giving up for this person such as his girlfriend. Is his girlfriend worth giving up only to be with this man who knows for how long? Many questions to ask and much difficulties to answer. See what he decides in The Road To Love.

This did not turn out to be what I was expecting, which isn't always a bad thing. But it is essentially a long way to go for [spoiler!] someone to come out to himself. I liked the characters, and the guerrilla pseudo documentary style of filmmaking it employed. But the audience KNOWS less than halfway through where we're going, so ending the film at the big revelation disappoints. It in a way reminded me of LOST IN TRANSLATION where Murray and Johansson flirt their way through the entire film then ruin the movie my not just parting ways but actually consummating their super creepy old man-young girl romance. This wasn't creepy but I would have like it more if Karim acknowledged his infatuation but they parted as friends.

Courageous movie because male homosexuality in Africa and Arab-Muslim countries (case for Morocco where this movie was shot by a Moroccan team) this is a highly controversial subject and in some of these countries, even dangerous with a serious risk of legal sanctions while confronted by State and Church promoted homophobia.So this movie is important because the team is Moroccan and the script confronts the issue straight out. I know movie goers don't like being bothered by social issues. But this movie could trigger some interest to know more about it (Internet remains excellent for that).

This movie deserves to be watched in conjunction with the autobiographical​ movie "Salvation Army." Both movies deal with a very difficult topic; homosexuality within the Muslim community. Underlying the center of the movie is the same sex relationships that exist within many Muslim communities before heterosexual marriage. While many men make the transition with ease, there are some who find the transition difficult. The demands of predominately Muslim countries that men get married and p procreate is one that is similar to the expectations of western society up until the middle of the last century. This movie is much like a documentary, but it pulls you in because of the true sense of being a witness to the transition from movie viewer to friends with the characters.

This movie is enjoyable to watch and pretty well put together. It plays like a documentary. I think it gives a good sense of the struggle to be a gay man in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The men are delightful to look at and the tension in the one's struggle to come to terms with his own sexual orientation is palpable at times.

Some of the acting was a little amateurish but the movie started out well with good production values. Unfortunately it seemed the creator lost interest after a certain point because it devolved into a bunch of scenes loosely strung together. Maybe no one could figure out how to properly write the character's evolution in order to get to the ending. It's an okay movie if you have any interest in how gay men exist in Arab Muslim culture in North Africa.

it is a nice entertaining film. Touching... It seems as low budget or simply artistic to illustrate the works of a student in search of gay Arabs.Well acted. I believed that the characters were real, as in a reality show. The photography gives a retro looks. It illustrates the topic, showing a little of the life of mid 20's Arab gays. The story line develops nicely; nothing is obvious. It keeps one engaged. Well done independent (?) film.Male nudity is minimal. Home-erotism is well managed.Recommended.

This movie was weak with two-dimensional characters and an actor with horrible acne. Who wants to see a naked butt with zits all over it? If this was The Road to Love, someone needs to ask the state to do some repaving. I also found the characters to be whiny and shallow.

This is a remarkable film by French director Remi Lange. Famous for filming his own coming out and the director of several films and shorts mainly dealing with aspects of gay identity. This beautiful story is loaded with love and the dance of courtship, literally and metaphorically. It is a film that probably transcends it's genre (although it received awards from a number of LGBT film festivals when it was released over 12 years ago). Up till now there's no U.K. release which is a shame.The plot is simple and as old as the hills charting the course of a love affair from first meeting to the moment it may be consummated. The sub-plot is the lives of the subjects of the documentary that the lead character (a sociology student) is making for his dissertation which he chooses to focus on 'homosexuality' in the Maghreb. A subject which he comes to realise is not altogether 'innocent'. Through it the viewer learns about the history of male sexuality in France and North Africa and there is a range of cultural references.The film is shot in Paris and North Africa mainly on camcorders and handheld cameras which is Lange's signature style. This enables the characters to feel intimately close to the viewer while they attempt to negotiate their own intimacy. This is what makes the film outstanding for me. Like Jean Genet (the author whose grave plays a key role in the drama) Lange captures the gossamer thin line between intimacy and fear beautifully and captures emotions and nuance that bigger budget films gloss over.Lange plays with camcorders and filming within the film which resonates with the idea of coming out, being seen, stepping from behind the camera, etc.. I disagree with those who see this as a documentary about the lives of gay Parisian Arab men with a narrative. It is a far more sensitive film than that, although I can see their point. Like Genet's writing the film remains clear eyed and romantic at once, magnifying the minute detail of falling in love without loosing it's grandeur.

excellent

It is conducted as a journalist report, mixed with a coming out story line and romance. What makes it interesting is the amount of research that is involved in the many hidden, and interesting ways that are used to express one's homosexuality in the Arab countries. I found it extremely informative and at the same time catching by the main characters of the movie, who pull you into their games of hide-and-seek in their coming out process.

Soft approach, goo play from the artists and subject well presented.

Histoire captivante!