Movie

Where Are You Going, Habibi?

2015 · 80 min

A gentle, bittersweet slice of life about longing and double lives, warm and a little sad, with quiet charm.

Tagline: Love, crime & an impossible friendship.
Overview: Ibrahim, a young German of Turkish descent, leads a double life, living with his tradition-bound family and spending his days looking for a respectable job. But outside his parent's apartment, Ibo (as he's called by his family and friends) is a confident gay man who works in a sex shop and is on the hunt for Mr. Right.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, romantic and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, love, friendship, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
friendship
family
isolation
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild