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Yossi & Jagger
Yossi & Jagger (2002)
, 1h7
Directed by Eytan Fox
Origin Israel
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Yehuda Levi, Ohad Knoller, Asi Cohen

Yossi (Ohad Knoller) commands a company of soldiers in the snow-covered mountains near Lebanon. In secrecy, he leads a passionate romantic relationship with his second-in-command officer, Lior (Yehuda Levi), who is called Jagger by everyone for his rock star-like handsomeness and his lip-syncing Mick Jagger.
Priest
Priest (1995)
, 1h50
Directed by Antonia Bird
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Brad Dourif, Cathy Tyson, Christine Tremarco

Father Greg Pilkington, newly assigned to St. Mary's parish in inner-city Liverpool, is startled to discover Father Matthew Thomas is engaged in a sexual relationship with rectory housekeeper Maria Kerrigan. Moreover, Father Thomas is a left-wing radical and an outspoken proponent of Liberation Theology, leading him to constant clashes and bickering with the Bishop—who nevertheless appreciates his abilities.
8: The Mormon Proposition
8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
, 1h20
Directed by Steven Greenstreet
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about religion, LGBT-related films, Same-sex marriage in film, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Dustin Lance Black

Director Reed Cowan, who is a former Mormon missionary, "planned on making a film about gay teen homelessness and suicide in Utah, but switched his focus to Mormon ideology because of how it contributes to the homophobia that causes these problems". The film focuses on the wealth and power of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how the Church uses the National Organization for Marriage to advocate for denial of rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans. It states that LDS Church leader Thomas S. Monson asked to ensure the passage of the controversial California Proposition 8. It also states that many homeless people in Utah are LGBT teens who were abandoned by their Mormon parents.
Latter Days
Latter Days (2004)
, 1h47
Directed by C. Jay Cox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Wes Ramsey, Max Sandvoss, Rebekah Johnson, Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Kay Place, Erik Palladino

Elder Aaron Davis, a young Mormon from Pocatello, Idaho, is sent to Los Angeles with three other missionaries to spread the Mormon faith. They move into an apartment next to openly gay party boy Christian Markelli and his roommate Julie, an aspiring singer. Christian and Julie work as waiters at Lila's, a trendy restaurant owned by retired actress Lila Montagne.
Yossi
Yossi (2012)
, 1h23
Directed by Eytan Fox
Origin Israel
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Orly Silbersatz Banai

Yossi, a 34 years old closeted gay man, works as a cardiologist in a hospital in Tel Aviv. He has never completely recovered from the death of the love of his life, ten years before. Unhappy in his personal life, Yossi has thrown himself into his work. When not on call, the physician finds comfort in greasy take-out noodles and soft core gay porn.
Kidnapped for Christ
Kidnapped for Christ (2014)
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about religion, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film

The documentary details the experiences of several teenagers who were forcibly removed from their homes and sent to Escuela Caribe at their parents' behest. The film focuses on the plight of a Colorado high school student, David, sent to the school by his parents after he told them he was gay. The film also documents the experiences of two girls: Beth, who was sent to the school because of a "debilitating anxiety disorder", and Tai, who was sent for behavioral problems resulting from childhood trauma.
Trembling Before G-d
Trembling Before G-d (2001)
, 1h24
Directed by Sandi Simcha DuBowski
Origin Israel
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film

Trembling Before G-d interviews and follows several gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews, many only seen in silhouette, and also interviews several rabbis and psychologists regarding their views on homosexuality in Orthodox Judaism. The film repeatedly returns to several characters:
Unveiled
Unveiled (2005)
, 1h37
Directed by Angelina Maccarone
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about Islam, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Navíd Akhavan, Jasmin Tabatabai, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Georg Friedrich, Monika Hansen, Hinnerk Schönemann

The translator Fariba Tabrizi (29, played by Jasmin Tabatabai) is living under the threat of the death penalty in her own country Iran after being revealed, by the vice squad, to be homosexual. With some support from a relative, Fariba is able to flee from her home country to Germany. When she is in the refugee detention centre at Frankfurt Airport her application for asylum is turned down. She lives hour by hour with the thought in mind that she may be deported. Her desperate prospects are dramatically improved by the suicide of a fellow-inmate also from Iran she assumes his identity and, as Siamak Mustafai, and using his temporary permit of sojourn, is re-located to the provinces of Swabia.
Melting Away
Melting Away (2011)
, 1h26
Origin Israel
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Hen Yanni

Shlomo Shapira discovers one day that his teenage son Asaf likes to wear women's clothes. With the silent consent of his wife Galia, he decides to teach his son a lesson. On a rainy night Asaf returns to his parents' home after a party but they refuse to open the door, even though he cries. Shlomo tell Galia that after Asaf discovers the hard world outside he will come back home and will forget all of this nonsense, but he was wrong.
Saved!
Saved! (2004)
, 1h32
Directed by Brian Dannelly
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Eva Amurri, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo

Teenager Mary Cummings (Jena Malone), who has "been born again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore. She and her two best friends, Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) and Veronica (Elizabeth Thai), have formed a girl group called the Christian Jewels. Mary’s "perfect Christian boyfriend" Dean Withers (Chad Faust) tells her, as they’re swimming underwater, that he thinks he's gay. In her shock, Mary hits her head in the pool and has a vision in which Jesus tells her that she must do everything she can to help Dean. Hoping for a sign, Mary goes to a shooting range with Hilary Faye, who has a "spiritual solution for everything" and tells Mary (not knowing about the situation with Dean) that if all else fails, Jesus could still restore their "spiritual and emotional virginity." Believing that Jesus will restore her purity, Mary sacrifices her virginity to have sex with Dean in an attempt to restore his heterosexuality.
Benedetta
Benedetta (2021)

Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Daphné Patakia, Louise Chevillotte, Olivier Rabourdin

Au XVII siècle, Benedetta Carlini est une nonne italienne. Sur le point d'être béatifiée, elle sera finalement arrêtée et jugée pour homosexualité.
Save Me
Save Me (2009)
, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films about religion, LGBT-related film
Actors Chad Allen, Robert Gant, Judith Light, Stephen Lang, Jeremy Glazer, Robert Baker

À la suite d'une overdose, Mark, homosexuel, est forcé par sa famille de suivre un programme pour lutter contre son homosexualité. Il se retrouve à « Genesis House » sous la garde de Gayle et de son mari Ted. Il fait la connaissance d'autres membres du programme, dont Scott, qui lutte contre des problèmes familiaux.