“Mr. Sharma has created a swirling, fascinating travelogue and a stirring celebration of devotion….we emerge from his film more enlightened”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Wrenching… gritty… surreal and transcendent; Visceral and Abstract… a true act of courage and hope”
The Hollywood Reporter
“Next time you hear politicians or right-wing broadcasters asking why “moderate” Muslims don't denounce terrorism, show them this movie”
THE VILLAGE VOICE
“Combines the political, personal and spiritual in a remarkable way”
Thompson on Hollywood
“With poetic simplicity… a delicately personal story and a call to action”
The Guardian
“…Like a carefully constructed thriller…”
THE ADVOCATE
THE ADVOCATE
قبح زدایی از عملکرد شنیع همجنس بازی … ضربه به اسلام
"The disgusting act of homosexuality… an attack on Islam"
"The disgusting act of homosexuality… an attack on Islam"
Jahan News
“Nonfiction-filmmaking does not get much gutsier than Sharma video-documenting his hajj… Bold and stingingly truthful, A Sinner in Mecca is very highly recommended”
JB Spins
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