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If I Die in America

Ward Kamel · USA · Drama · 15 min · 17K views

Directed by Ward Kamel · Starring Hana Chamoun, Ilham Malki, Gil Perez-Abraham, Moud Sabra · 2024

Hours after his husband's sudden death, a young man fights for the chance to grieve as his traditional Muslim in-laws demand the body be flown back to the Middle East.

A raw, compassionate collision of grief, faith and queer love, where everyone mourns the same man in their own way.

A young man fights for a chance to grieve his husband after his traditional Muslim in-laws demand the body be sent back to the Middle East mere hours after the untimely death.

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