Boston Globe

Director Parvez Sharma, a gay Muslim himself, takes pains to show the wide range of Islam's attitudes toward homosexuality.

Entertainment Weekly

Noble in intention but crude in execution.

The A.V. Club by Noel Murray

Even though the message that people should have the right to love whomever they want is hardy groundbreaking, Parvez captures some interesting conversations about what it means to be gay and Muslim.

Entertainment Weekly by Chris Nashawaty

Noble in intention but crude in execution.

Boston Globe by Michael Hardy

Director Parvez Sharma, a gay Muslim himself, takes pains to show the wide range of Islam's attitudes toward homosexuality.

San Francisco Chronicle by David Wiegand

Often fascinating and provocative, although, as a film, it feels a bit long and somewhat repetitive.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

A courageous documentary on the plight of gays in the Muslim world.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

We never learn why most of his subjects remain loyal to a faith that so explicitly rejects them.

Film Threat by Phil Hall

Rich with compelling, often heartbreaking stories.

The New York Times by Nathan Lee

Mr. Sharma's film emphasizes testimony over context to such a degree that it feels at first of little use to anyone except gay Muslims who might take comfort in knowing they're not alone. But the documentary gains depth of feeling as it goes and even develops something of a nail-biting narrative.

Village Voice

Muslims, Jews, and Christians may have their, oh, occasional differences, but as an Islamic scholar observes early in Parvez Sharma's documentary, there is one point on which the world's divine religions agree: Homosexuality is a crime.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Conclusions and answers are perhaps luxuries that Sharma's film can't afford.

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Predicament makes the picture kin to 2001's "Trembling Before G-d," about gay Orthodox Jews. Both docs share the same fascination and limitation.

The Hollywood Reporter by Ray Bennett

Much of what is shown onscreen is atmospheric filler, while the various characters describe being made outcasts because of their sexuality while holding on to their commitment to their faith.