“He must fight for his future.”
Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, and so leaves Belgium to help victims of the war in Syria. But when he arrives, 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.
Aboubakr Bensaïhi
Kamal
Lubna Azabal
Leila
Tara Abboud
Noor
Amir El Arbi
Nassim
Younes Bouab
Abu Amar
Kamal Moummad
Iman Yusuf
Fouad Hajji
Idriss
Nassim Rachi
Abdullah
Saïd Boumazoughe
Ibrahim
Malak Sebar
Hind
Rebel is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of isis (daesh), raqqa, syria. Directed by Adil El Arbi, it stars Aboubakr Bensaïhi, Lubna Azabal, Tara Abboud. Kamal resolves to change his life for the better, and so leaves Belgium to help victims of the war in Syria. But when he arrives, 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.
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