Where Are You Going, Habibi?

2015 [GERMAN]

Comedy / Drama / Romance

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 1465 1.5K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Tor Iben Photo
Tor Iben

Top cast

Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss Photo
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss as Hehler
Klaus Wowereit Photo
Klaus Wowereit as Self
Timur Bartels Photo
Timur Bartels as Alis Komplize Eddie
Ralf Seeger Photo
Ralf Seeger as Trainer
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697.91 MB
1280*720
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr   it  
25 fps
1 hr 15 min
Seeds 3
1.27 GB
1920*1080
German 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr   it  
25 fps
1 hr 15 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ciffou

Not bad - and for gay movies, outstanding

It's a pretty basic movie but it does have its charm. There are issues with its rhythm. Sometimes it feels rushed and you get a sense that it probably would work better as a miniseries. Wanting more is a good sign. Having seen the two most recent movies of the director Tor Iben, I wasn't expecting a feel-good movie, but I understand why they gave him more chances to do his artsy stuff, with which he really struggles.It's an OK movie with a basic plot and several soapy elements, but if you know the landscape of LGBT movies, this will feel like a rare outstanding movie.
Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 2 / 10

The ambition is there, but the talent isn't and the result is a product with extremely weak execution and production values

"Where Are You Going, Habibi?" is a most recent work by director Tor Iben and he is also one of the writers here. The fact that this movie has four writers and still turned out such a massive failure is ridiculous. Luckily for the audience, it only runs for 76 minutes and this already includes almost 10 minutes end credits, so the film is really just over an hour long. And even at this duration it felt completely lacking focus and it has nothing meaningful to say. Instead it tries to convince us that there is still so much discrimination here in Germany against gays and non-Germans, which is not really true as the vast majority of Germans, even older generations, does not really have prejudice anymore. I can of course not talk about other cultures, but I can say that the way they included the coming-out to his family was pretty baity and cringeworthy instead of really interesting or touching. Talk about rushed in. Anyway, this is not the center of the action here at least. But the center, namely the relationship between two men isn't any better either. It probably would have helped if Cel Alkan had any acting experience before that and his co-lead Martin Walde is only slightly better as the likes of "Lindenstraße" are nothing that turns you into a quality performer. Anyway, the movie tried to be really relevant and impactful, but it comes short in both departments and the oh so memorable scenes felt as cheap and uninspired as the rest of it all, like taken from a school stage play. I am talking about the job interview here, but also about the coming-out I mentioned earlier and also about the way they meet for the first time or the way one character gets beaten up for example. There are quite a few examples here. You will recognize them when you see them. But better don't see them at all as this movie is a definite contender for Iben's weakest and this is quite an "achievement" as other stuff I have seen from his is pretty bad as well. Let me recommend you to watch something else instead.
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