It was screened on the sly at the last Cannes Film Festival, a midnight session, out of competition, during the final days of the event. As a result, Rebel went unjustly unnoticed. And yet, it was one of the very good films in the selection. Returning to their native Belgium, filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah tackled a major issue in their home town: 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, only to find himself recruited by the Islamic State, and Nassim, still a child, who stays in Molenbeek and becomes a prime target for Daesh recruiters. In cinemas August 31, 2022.
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Accustomed to large-scale blockbusters(Bad Boys For Life, the Ms Marvel series and the recently canceled Batgirl), Adil and Bilall, as they call themselves, manage to blend the very spectacular with the very intimate, to striking effect. On the one hand, the remorse of Kamal, crushed by the terrorist machine that forces him to shoot clips in praise of Daesh. On the other, the cruel indoctrination of his brother, for whom Kamal is a hero. The film is suffocating in its war scenes, and heartbreaking in its Molenbeek scenes. Despite its length, the film is full of fantastic directorial ideas. It's a war film, a family drama and even a musical, with three remarkable scenes (the best in the film) in which Kamal raps his despair.
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Cinema: rediscover our favorite films of 2024
