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REBEL

Rebel

135 MIN / 2023 / BELGIUM / ARABIC, FRENCH, ENGLISH, DUTCH / ACTION, DRAMA

When Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, he leaves Belgium to help war victims in Syria. But, having arrived, he is forced to join ISIS and is left stranded in Raqqa. Back home, his younger brother Nassim quickly becomes easy prey for radical recruiters, who promise to reunite him with his brother. Their mother, Leila, fights to protect the only thing she has left: her youngest son.

Director: Adil & Bilall

Writer: Adil El Arbi, Jan van Dyck, Kevin Muel, Bilall Fallah

Producer: Bert Hamelnick, Dimitri Verbeeck

Cast: Aboubakr Bensaihi, Lubna Azabal, Tara Abboud

Festivals: Cannes Film Festival, Philadelphia International Film Festival, Boston Underground Film Festival