the terrorist organization Islamic State has a presence in Europe, recruiters who manage to radicalize young people born in Europe but with Arab ancestry. They even get them to travel to countries like Syria to become assassins. But how do they manage to radicalize them to such an extent?
Rebeldirected by Belgian-Moroccan Muslim filmmakers Adil El-Arbi y Bilal Falla. Rebel, is a war drama about the war in Syria and its consequences among the European Arab youth. Adil and Bilall return to Belgium after succeeding in Hollywood directing films like Bad Boys for Lifestarring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and grossing more than $426 million at the worldwide box office.
The interesting thing about Rebel is to see how it makes the viewer uncomfortable by dragging the viewer into sympathizing and empathizing with two Belgian brothers who enlist in the Islamic State to fight in Syria through external pressures. The brothers witness the brutality of what is happening on the ground. Their hatred towards the Islamic State is growing, although they continue to fight with them. These two brothers, due to their actions, become antiheroes, provoking in the viewer a mixture of love/hate towards the protagonists.
Synopsis
Aboubakr Bensaihi, is Kamal who lives with his little brother Nassim, played by Amir El-Arbi and their mother, Leila, who is played by the actress Lubna Azabal. The family lives in Molenbeek, the area of Belgium populated by Muslim immigrants. Rap and dance are also present in this film that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Kamal intends to give a radical life turn: for this abandons his life in Belgiumto help the victims of the syria war. However, once there, he is forced to join and fight as a member of the Islamic State terrorist organization in Raqqa. His younger brother, Nassim, who dreams of reuniting with him, quickly becomes easy prey for terrorist recruiters. Her mother, Leila, fights to protect the only thing she has left: the young and impressionable Nassim.
The film got last April, the Best Film Award at the seventh edition of the Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival (BCN FILM FEST) after going through the Cannes Film Festivalwithin the Midnight Screenings section, with very good reviews.
Rebel is a production of the Belgian production company Caviar Films, the Luxembourgish Calach Films, the French Le Collectif64 and the also Belgian Beluga Tree and is distributed in Spain by Inopia Films y Festival Films.
2023-06-04 09:20:38
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