drama film
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written and directed by
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Adil El Arbi (born June 30, 1988) and Bilall Fallah (born January 4, 1986) are Belgian filmmakers. The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films ''Image'' (2014), ''Black (2015 Belgian film) ...
Lubna Azabal
Lubna Azabal (born 15 August 1973) is a Belgian actress.
Career
Azabal was born on 15 August 1973 in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother.Tara Abboud, and Younes Bouab. It focuses on the portrayal of a
Muslim
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family torn apart over the future of its youngest member.
The film had its world premiere at the
2022 Cannes Film Festival
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on 26 May 2022, and was released in France on 31 August 2022, and in Belgium on 5 October 2022, by
BAC Films
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and
Wild Bunch
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Best Actress
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for Bensaihi and Azabal, respectively.
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
ISIS
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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.
Lubna Azabal
Lubna Azabal (born 15 August 1973) is a Belgian actress.
Career
Azabal was born on 15 August 1973 in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother.Amir El Arbi as Nassim Wasaki
* Tara Abboud as Noor
*
Younes Bouab
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