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Directed by | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
Written by | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah Kevin Meul Jan van Dyck |
Produced by | Bert Hamelinck Dimitri Verbeeck |
Cinematography | Robrecht Heyvaert |
Edited by | Frédéric Thoraval |
Music by | Hannes De Maeyer |
Distributed by | BAC Films Wild Bunch |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Countries | Belgium France Luxembourg |
Languages | Arabic French Dutch |
Box office | $173,121 [1] |
Rebel is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. The film stars Aboubakr Bensaihi, Lubna Azabal, Amir El Arbi, Tara Abboud, and Younes Bouab. It focuses on the portrayal of a Muslim family torn apart over the future of its youngest member.
The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 26 May 2022, and was released in France on 31 August 2022, and in Belgium on 5 October 2022, by BAC Films and Wild Bunch. [2] At the 12th Magritte Awards, Rebel received four nominations, including Best Actor and Best Actress for Bensaihi and Azabal, respectively. [3]
Kamal Wasaki is a young Belgian rapper of Moroccan origin. He decided to go to Raqqa in Syria as a volunteer to help the victims of the war. His family stayed in Molenbeek. Nassim, Kamal's younger brother, is very influenced by his older brother and wants to join him. The youngster is then approached by an Islamic State recruiter. Leïla, Kamal and Nassim's mother, tries to save her young son. Kamal, on the other hand, is caught in the middle of a conflict and has to join an armed group against his will.
Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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Ensor Awards [4] | Best Film | Nominated | |
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role | Aboubakr Bensaihi | Nominated | |
Best Director | Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography | Robrecht Heyvaert | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Frédéric Thoraval | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Pepijn Van Looy | Nominated | |
Best Costume Design | Mathilde De Wit, Uli Simon | Nominated | |
Best Makeup | Evie Hamels, Veronique Dubray, Nathalie De Hen | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Kevin Meul, Jan van Dyck | Nominated | |
Best Original Score | Hannes De Maeyer, Oum, Aboubakr Bensaihi | Nominated | |
Best Sound | Guilhem Donzel, Jamie Baksht, Jeroen Truijens, et al. | Nominated | |
Magritte Awards [3] | Best Flemish Film | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Aboubakr Bensaihi | Nominated | |
Best Actress | Lubna Azabal | Nominated | |
Best Original Score | Hannes De Maeyer, Oum, Aboubakr Bensaihi | Won | |
Philadelphia Film Festival | Jury Prize | Won | |
BCN Film Fest [5] | Best Film | Won |
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