Rebel

63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere

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 a militia 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. Violent, lyrical, poetic, and urgent: this is a film rebelling with a cause.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

Script: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Kevin Meul, Jan van Dyck

Cinematography: Robrecht Heyvaert

Editing: Frédéric Thoraval

Sound: Loic Collignon, Michelle Couttolenc, Jaime Baksht, Kevin O'Connell, Nicolas Leroy, Gael Nicolas, Frederic Dubois, Rana Eid, Angelo Dos Santos

Music: Hannes De Maeyer, Oum & Bakr

Actors: Aboubakr Bensaihi, Lubna Azabal, Amir El Arbi, Tara Abboud, Younes Bouab

Production: Caviar

Producers: Bert Hamelinck, Dimitri Verbeeck

Co-production: Beluga Tree, Calach Films, Le Collectif 64, VRT, RTBF, Télévision belge, VOO/BeTV

Co-producers: Diana Elbaum, Jesus Gonzalez-Elvira, Brahim Chioua, Marc Dujardin, Vincent Maraval

Costumes: Uli Simon

Production Design: Pepijn Van Looy

Executive producer: Robin Kerremans, Michael Sagol, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

Make Up: Véronique Dubray

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 135΄

Contact: WIld Bunch International

Adil El Arbi

Belgian-Moroccan Muslim filmmakers Adil and Bilall first gained attention in 2015 with their film Black, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, where it won the Discovery section. Further film credits include Gangsta, which was selected in Palm Springs, where Adil & Bilall were shortlisted in “10 Directors to Watch.” Adil & Billal’s television credits include pilots for the critically acclaimed series Snowfall in 2017, as well as the series Soil, which debuted on Netflix in 2021 after winning three Ensor Awards in Belgium, including Best Television Show. More recently, they directed the pilot and additional episodes of the highly anticipated series Ms. Marvel, which will debut on Disney+.