Trond Winterkjær

USA vs AL-ARIAN is a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. Government. The film shows a personal story of a family living in a society where fear of terrorism has resulted in increasing stigmatization and discrimination against Muslims.

A grandmother's everlasting love of her husband who disappeared in Russia during WWII hides a well-kept family secret. Her granddaughter discovers a photo from India suggesting that something more is going on. It so happened that shortly after the war, someone opened a store in Bombay that was almost a carbon copy of the deluxe store that her grandfather used to run in Budapest.

When Monica was born, her parents thought she was a boy, and called her Morten. Now she has had a cosmetically and gender changing operations. This is all shown on camera in this documentary.

Bjørn-Erik was a 19 year old devoted Christian. When he determined that he was gay who decided to kill himself rather than living a "dirty and sinful" life. Through excerpts from his diary we learn that he didn't seek any guidance and he got none. His friends and family are interviewed as well as a gay Lutheran couple and some Christian fundamentalists.

Young gay and lesbian Norwegians share their experiences of coming out. As a counterpoint, the candid opinions of a number of their less enlightened peers are also included.