Rebel (2022 film)

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.

Rebel
Film poster
Directed byAdil El Arbi
Bilall Fallah
Written byAdil El Arbi
Bilall Fallah
Kevin Meul
Jan van Dyck
Produced byBert Hamelinck
Dimitri Verbeeck
CinematographyRobrecht Heyvaert
Edited byFrédéric Thoraval
Music byHannes De Maeyer
Distributed byWild Bunch
Release dates
  • 26 May 2022 (2022-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) (France)
  • 5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) (Belgium)
Running time
135 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
Luxembourg
LanguagesArabic
French
Box office$173,121[1]

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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
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

References
  1. "Rebel". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. Grierson, Tim (27 May 2022). "'Rebel': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. "Magritte du cinéma : les nominations sont connues". Le Soir (in French). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. "Dit zijn de genomineerden van De Ensors 2023". Ensor Academie. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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