Label Me

Label Me

60 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 2019

Sex is power, and Waseem, a Syrian gay-for-pay hustler seeking asylum in Cologne, wields it like a shield. Keeping his johns at an emotional arm’s length while satisfying their most carnal desires in order to eke out a living, he meets his match in Lars: a kind, affluent professional with a growing personal interest in Waseem. This gripping tale of transactional identity explores the tactical exchange of trust and intimacy in a partnership, and the divisions between immigrants and their host countries in contemporary Europe.

Label Me

60 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 2019

Label Me
Sex is power, and Waseem, a Syrian gay-for-pay hustler seeking asylum in Cologne, wields it like a shield. Keeping his johns at an emotional arm’s length while satisfying their most carnal desires in order to eke out a living, he meets his match in Lars: a kind, affluent professional with a growing personal interest in Waseem. This gripping tale of transactional identity explores the tactical exchange of trust and intimacy in a partnership, and the divisions between immigrants and their host countries in contemporary Europe.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers ifs internationale filmschule köln gmbh
Original title Label Me
Directors Kai Kreuser
Writers Kai Kreuser

Cast

Renato Schuch

as Waseem

Nikolaus Benda

as Lars

Jogi Kaiser

as Geschäftsmann

Georg Paluza

as Amir

Timur Uelker

as Charif

Cem Aydin

as Junis

Gioele Viola

as Abdul Kareem