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Mixed Kebab (2012)

29/02/2012 (BE)Drama, Romance1h 38m
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Overview

Ibrahim chooses to fall for young and handsome Kevin over marrying his cute but expensive cousin Elif while kid brother Furkan converts to Islamic fundamentalism.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Cem Akkanat

      Ibrahim / Bram

    2. Simon Van Buyten

      Simon Van Buyten

      Kevin

    3. Gamze Tazim

      Gamze Tazim

      Elif

    4. Karlijn Sileghem

      Karlijn Sileghem

      Marina

    5. Lukas De Wolf

      Lukas De Wolf

      Furkan

    6. Mathias Vergels

      Mathias Vergels

      Jamal

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    A review by Dave Van de Velde

    Written by Dave Van de Velde on Sep 15, 2012

    **A closeted Antwerp man's juggling of his tradition-minded Turkish family's expectations and a best friend-turned-boyfriend propel "Mixed Kebab." Belgian writer-helmer Guy Lee Thys' film recalls "My Beautiful Laundrette" in its busy agenda of seriocomic culture-clashing issues, even if the authorial wit here isn't quite as sharp. Risking over-contrivance at times, the whole is nonetheless crowd-pleasing stuff that stands to do particularly well at gay fests, where it should pick up steam toward healthy offshore home-format and possible limited theatrical sales.** Starting things off a litt...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageTurkish

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    Keywords

    • muslim
    • tradition
    • belgium
    • integration
    • male homosexuality
    • homoeroticism
    • lgbt
    • gay theme