Rebel

Kamal decides that he wants to change his life for better. For this reason, he leaves his life in Belgium to help the victims of the Syrian war. But, once there, he is forced to join a militia and fight with ISIS in Raqqa. His younger brother, Nassim, who dreams of reuniting with his brother, quickly becomes easy prey for radical recruiters. His mother, Leila, fights to protect the only thing she has left: her youngest son.

'Rebel', directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, won the Best Film Award at the seventh edition of the Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival (BCN FILM FEST). The film is a furious and current war drama about the war in Syria and its consequences among the European Arab youth.

The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival, within the Midnight Screenings section and generated debate, as it drags the viewer to sympathize and empathize with two Belgian brothers who enlist to fight alongside ISIS in Syria through external pressures. The brothers witness the brutality of what is happening on the ground. Their hate towards ISIS is growing, although they continue to fight with them. They are innocent people forced to fight, but some of their actions turn them into anti-heroes, causing the viewer a mixture of love/hate towards the protagonists.

• Action
• Drama
• Thriller