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.

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  Renato Schuch

  Waseem
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  Nikolaus Benda

  Lars
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  Timur Ülker

  Charif
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  Cem Aydin

  Junis
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  Gioele Viola

  Abdul Kareem