Rebel
- 2022
- 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
A portrayal of a family torn apart over a little Muslim boy's future.A portrayal of a family torn apart over a little Muslim boy's future.A portrayal of a family torn apart over a little Muslim boy's future.
- Awards
- 10 wins & 18 nominations total
Junes Lazaar
- Samurai Rider
- (as Lazaar Junes)
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This is by far one of the best movies to hit the theaters this year! I went in with only a basic knowledge of the premise, and I was truly impressed afterwards. The cinematography is superb. The war scenes in Syria really grab you by the throat and are visually stunning! The three main characters nail their part. Special shout out to Aboubakr Bensaihi for portraying such a difficult role with so much human heart. The soundtrack really adds to the atmosphere too. The only thing I disliked were the 'musical' moments, however there were done correctly in the setting and tone, but the epilogue kind of took away the shine of the climax.. I am also affraid this will pass under many people's radar, which is a shame because production value wise this looks straight up Hollywood, but the story will not appeal to mainstream US moviegoers. IF you read this review because you are in doubt, go and watch this NOW. It's nice to see movies from a different perspective as usual. You will not be disappointed! 9/10 highly recommended.
This is the fifth movie from directors Adil & Bilall. Unfortunately they got their Batgirl movie cancelled. This is their most personal movie to date. It's clear they have done their utmost best to give a nice look into the world of IS-fighters, fighting a grime, heavy battle in Syria against Assad. The movie is raw, realistic, has some great fighting seens but the acting performances of the cast are really great. It's not a typical action movie, but an intense graphic view on the lives of IS-fighters from Belgium. Some very emotional scenes are cast as musical scenes with great music. Go and check out for yourselves.
10amirkhaw
Hollywood really can't get over itself enough to produce anything that doesn't resemble flag-waiving American propaganda when it comes to the conflict of terror, especially when it concerns Middle Easterners. Which is why I was hopeful that Rebel would offer something different.
Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, they previously had the hard task of making Bad Boys relevant again (and succeeding). And yet, here their talent is even more obvious when it's free from the framework of a Hollywood blockbuster. The tone is deadly serious, it's gritty and harrowing, the cinematography will have you believe you're watching a big budget movie. Yet there are at least three musical and dance numbers seamless integrated within the story, which do not even seem out of place. I am not sure how they did that either, but it worked for me.
Furthermore, there are many languages spoken in the movie, English being in the minority. This may admittedly jar a lot of moviegoers, yet I found it authentic.
Overall, Rebel is epic from start to finish. Very few movies have recently moved me like this one. This is one of the strongest movies to be released in 2022.
Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, they previously had the hard task of making Bad Boys relevant again (and succeeding). And yet, here their talent is even more obvious when it's free from the framework of a Hollywood blockbuster. The tone is deadly serious, it's gritty and harrowing, the cinematography will have you believe you're watching a big budget movie. Yet there are at least three musical and dance numbers seamless integrated within the story, which do not even seem out of place. I am not sure how they did that either, but it worked for me.
Furthermore, there are many languages spoken in the movie, English being in the minority. This may admittedly jar a lot of moviegoers, yet I found it authentic.
Overall, Rebel is epic from start to finish. Very few movies have recently moved me like this one. This is one of the strongest movies to be released in 2022.
For the first time on screen we actually have a clear, unfiltered, raw and powerful look behind the still ongoing war in Syria that has started in 2014. It's without a doubt the best movie on ISIS.
The movie brings every dark aspect of the war with a insane well written story of a young man traveling to Syria helping the local fractions to fight Assads troops but eventually ending up fighting for ISIS against his will.
The incredible soundtrack brings the movie to another level and adds another deep layer to this already rich movie.
The performance of the cast, especially the lead actor Aboubakr Bensaihi, was top notch.
They've transcended themselves to show us the real life mechanism of ISIS layer by layer and it's ripping effect on migrant society in Europe in a baffling realistic way no viewer would be left untouched by their performance on screen.
Through the fighting sequences, the feeling and heavyweight of these scenes were amplified to a extent that the viewer was sucked in the scene in a way that only grand directors are able to do. It really reminds me of Michal Mann or Hideo Kojima.
It's without a doubt one of the most intriguing movies of the year and for me certainly worth a second view.
The movie brings every dark aspect of the war with a insane well written story of a young man traveling to Syria helping the local fractions to fight Assads troops but eventually ending up fighting for ISIS against his will.
The incredible soundtrack brings the movie to another level and adds another deep layer to this already rich movie.
The performance of the cast, especially the lead actor Aboubakr Bensaihi, was top notch.
They've transcended themselves to show us the real life mechanism of ISIS layer by layer and it's ripping effect on migrant society in Europe in a baffling realistic way no viewer would be left untouched by their performance on screen.
Through the fighting sequences, the feeling and heavyweight of these scenes were amplified to a extent that the viewer was sucked in the scene in a way that only grand directors are able to do. It really reminds me of Michal Mann or Hideo Kojima.
It's without a doubt one of the most intriguing movies of the year and for me certainly worth a second view.
I will explain why I think this movie is top ten my favorites.
First of all the story was written and incluenced by the Syrian civil war in 2014/2015. So this movie has realism, a lot actually.
Unlike other Middle Eastern war movies where the Americans are always potrayed as the "heroes", this one is about a perspective of a Moroccan living in Belgium, that ended up going to Syria to help, but falled in the hands of ISIS.
So the story has almost everything. Whether if it's about a family with it's issues. Or about friendship and who you can trust. Or about action with guns and bombs. Or about drama where you almost end up crying even as a man.
And if you love details, then for your knowledge, this movie is filled with it:
I love how everything is accurately depicted. They use Al-Hayat Media Center to film propaganda. Just like ISIS did in real life. They use Anasheed (Islamic music) just like ISIS did irl.
The people in the movie also look so amazingly accurate. YPG, ISIS, Turkish Forces, etc. All look 1:1 the same as irl.
More details that most dont notice are that vehicles will always become dirty, characters reappear, little jokes and stereorypes are added.
And no other movie but Rebel has added this one key fearure: language barrier among the Militia.
ISIS was a group with lots of different types of people from the whole world. Some spoke arabic, some german, some dutch, some english, etc.
I could go on with all the other details that the movie added but just watch it yourself.
I personally appreciate this movie a lot and watched it three times already.
First of all the story was written and incluenced by the Syrian civil war in 2014/2015. So this movie has realism, a lot actually.
Unlike other Middle Eastern war movies where the Americans are always potrayed as the "heroes", this one is about a perspective of a Moroccan living in Belgium, that ended up going to Syria to help, but falled in the hands of ISIS.
So the story has almost everything. Whether if it's about a family with it's issues. Or about friendship and who you can trust. Or about action with guns and bombs. Or about drama where you almost end up crying even as a man.
And if you love details, then for your knowledge, this movie is filled with it:
I love how everything is accurately depicted. They use Al-Hayat Media Center to film propaganda. Just like ISIS did in real life. They use Anasheed (Islamic music) just like ISIS did irl.
The people in the movie also look so amazingly accurate. YPG, ISIS, Turkish Forces, etc. All look 1:1 the same as irl.
More details that most dont notice are that vehicles will always become dirty, characters reappear, little jokes and stereorypes are added.
And no other movie but Rebel has added this one key fearure: language barrier among the Militia.
ISIS was a group with lots of different types of people from the whole world. Some spoke arabic, some german, some dutch, some english, etc.
I could go on with all the other details that the movie added but just watch it yourself.
I personally appreciate this movie a lot and watched it three times already.
Did you know
- TriviaThe well-known Belgian war-journalist Rudi Vranckx shot a BTS-episode called "Rudi goes Rebel". It was broadcast on 8 October 2022 on Canvas.
- ConnectionsFeatured in De avondshow met Arjen Lubach: Episode #2.17 (2022)
- How long is Rebel?Powered by Alexa
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Asi
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,500
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,500
- Sep 17, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $173,121
- Runtime
- 2h 15m(135 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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