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 by	Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah
Written by	Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah Kevin Meul Jan van Dyck
Produced by	Bert Hamelinck Dimitri Verbeeck
Cinematography	Robrecht Heyvaert
Edited by	Frédéric Thoraval
Music by	Hannes De Maeyer
Distributed by	BAC Films Wild 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
Countries	Belgium France Luxembourg
Languages	Arabic French Dutch
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

• Aboubakr Bensaihi as Kamal Wasaki
• Lubna Azabal as Leila Wasaki
• Amir El Arbi as Nassim Wasaki
• Tara Abboud as Noor
• Younes Bouab as Abu Amar

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
BCN Film Fest[5]	Best Film		Won

References

1. "Rebel". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
2. Grierson, Tim (27 May 2022). "'Rebel': Cannes Review". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
3. "Magritte du cinéma : les nominations sont connues". Le Soir (in French). 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
4. "Dit zijn de genomineerden van De Ensors 2023". Ensor Academie. 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
5. "Palmarés". BCN Film Fest. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

External links

• Rebel at IMDb