Rebel

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Rebel

2023

2h 13m

Drama

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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.

Brandon David Wilson

RogerEbert.com

09/15/2023

2.5/4

I wanted Nassim to surprise me, but instead, he becomes a pawn in a cruel game that the filmmakers have laid out to make a laudable if ham-fisted point.

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

09/14/2023

It’s too bad the filmmakers seem to think that the bigger the spectacle, the more powerfully communicated this whirlwind of politics and emotions. The opposite is the case.

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Phuong Le

Guardian

01/10/2023

3/5

Didacticism aside, the deft juxtaposition of the different forms of violence – Kamal’s physical deterioration on the frontline and Nassim’s psychological changes – hits home hard.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

11/07/2023

Rebel is a gripping story about a family torn apart by political extremism. Although this 135-minute drama is a little too long and needed tighter film editing, the story and performances are worth watching.

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Alci Rengifo

Entertainment Voice

09/29/2023

Rebel is something else, a film that is riveting through its powerful dimensions. There is a poetic approach to the way its sections are divided into the equivalent of cantos.

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

09/22/2023

3.5/4

Rebel will be a difficult watch for many, as it’s not uplifting or easy, but it is some of the best directing you will see in 2023.

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Alan T

@RT57502848 04/21/2025

Such a powerful movie

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Wael A

@RT09538809 10/07/2024

As a witness! I aprove of this masterpeice .

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Adil El Arbi

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Bilall Fallah

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Amir El Arbi

Nassim Wasaki

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Producer: Bert Hamelinck, Dimitri Verbeeck
Screenwriter: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Jan Van Dyck, Kevin Meul, Amir El Arbi
Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures
Production Co: Imaginarium Films, Caviar Films, Beluga Tree, Calach Films, Le Collectif 64
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 2h 13m