It was screened in secret at the last Cannes Film Festival, a midnight session, out of competition, during the last days of the event. As a result, Rebel unjustly went unnoticed. However, it was one of the very good films of the selection. Returning to their native Belgium, filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah tackled a major issue in the city where they set up their cameras: Islamic terrorism in Molenbeek. The film follows two brothers, Kamal, a young rapper who decides to go to Syria to help the victims of the war, but who finds himself recruited by the Islamic State, and Nassim, still a child, who remains in Molenbeek and becomes a prime target for Daesh recruiters. In theaters August 31, 2022.
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Used to big blockbusters(Bad Boys For Life, the Ms Marvel series and the recently cancelled Batgirl), Adil and Bilall, as they are called, manage to mix the very spectacular and the very intimate, for a striking result. On the one hand, the remorse of Kamal, crushed by the terrorist machine that forces him to shoot clips in the glory of Daesh. On the other, the cruel indoctrination of his brother, for whom Kamal is a hero. During its war scenes, the film is suffocating, during those in Molenbeek, it is heartbreaking. Despite some length, some fantastic ideas of direction run through it. It is at once a war film, a family drama and even a musical, with three remarkable scenes (the best in the film) where Kamal raps his despair.
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Cinema: rediscover our favorite films of 2023
