Being Gay in Lebanon - The New York Times Samer Daboul's "Out Loud" bills itself as the first gay film from Lebanon. Six rebellious young idealists break all the social and religious rules and decide to live communally. In hot pursuit are the relatives of the two who are gay, Rami (Ali Rhayem) and Ziad (Jean Kobrously), closeted lovers who were caught kissing and are marked for death for having brought shame to their families. The friends settle in the remote cottage of the free-spirited Nathalie (Eliane Kerdy), whom they met on the Internet. They all marry in a group wedding, with everyone vowing eternal love and loyalty. There are some rudimentary musical comedy numbers. Then tragedy strikes. During the making of the movie, the cast and crew encountered serious harassment. Protesters against gay and women's rights so disrupted the production that military protection was required to complete filming, and postproduction was moved to the United States. That the movie exists at all attests to the courage of the participants to see it through to the end. "Out Loud" bleeds with sincerity. Out Loud Produced, written and directed by Samer Daboul; director of photography, Vicken Jilikian; edited by Fares Khalil; music by Christopher Brady; art director, Gabriella El-Murr; released by Ariztical Entertainment. At the Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th Street, Greenwich Village. In Arabic, with English subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 42 minutes. WITH: Rudy Moarbes (Jason), Jad Hadid (Louis), Michel Sarkiss (Elvis), Eliane Kerdy (Nathalie), Jean Kobrously (Ziad) and Ali Rhayem (Rami).