Salam Gembira (2024)

I don't know a lot of films that touch on Islam and the individual so I guess this is one of the things that make me feel this is an important film to support.

That aside, is this a comedy of errors about a young Muslim man trying to hide his non-Muslim girlfriend from his family, or a call for gay people to be recognized? These two points are linked very superficially, IMHO.

As a comedy of errors, most of the talents deliver enough for it to be a fun watch. But the film also comes across as weakly structured.  While the characters remind me of people from real life, there's too much to their stories to integrate into a movie of this length beyond what is just superficial. The story of one of the supporting character (Mateen) did engage me though.