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Black (2016)
Mavela, a 15-year-old black teenager was a misfit until she encountered the Black Bronx, a well-known gang of young Africans. She feels at home in the gang: accepted. She has friends now, who get her mixed up in street life. For the very first time, Mavela feels like she belongs. In return, she quickly learns that Black Bronx is a lifetime commitment; once a gang member, always a gang member. And she has no intention of leaving. One day, however, she meets Marwan. He´s Moroccan and a member of the 1080s, another teenage gang and the enemy of the Black Bronx gang. It´s love at first sight, but a dangerous Romeo and Juliet story now begins
| Country | Belgium |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 95 min |
| Rating | 18 |
| Language | Arabic, Dutch, French |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah |
| Screenplay | Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Hans Herbots |
| Director of Photography | Robrecht Heyvaert |
| Music | Hannes De Maeyer |
| Edited by | Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah |
| Contact | Be For Films |
Biography
Bilall Fallah and Adil el Arbi are Belgian filmmaker with Moroccan roots. Both are from Brussels, where they studied at the Luca art college. Together they directed the short drama Brothers (Broeders, 2011) and the feature thriller Image (2014), which was their debut. Both award-winning films were based on their own screenplays.
Drama, , Religion, World of Sports, Urban Life, Violence, Youth