Black (2015)

A 15-year-old girl in a black gang in Brussels must choose between loyalty and love when she falls for a Moroccan boy from a rival gang. The city of Brussels, plagued by high rates of youth... See full summary »

Directors:

Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

Writers:

Nele Meirhaeghe (screenplay by), Adil El Arbi (screenplay by)

Stars:

Sanâa Alaoui, Martha Canga Antonio, Aboubakr Bensaihi

9 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sanâa Alaoui	...	Mina (as Sanaa Alaoui)
Martha Canga Antonio	...	Mavela
Aboubakr Bensaihi	...	Marwan
Sanaa Bourrasse	...	Loubna
Natascha Boyamba	...	Justelle
Soufiane Chilah	...	Nassim
Brahim El Abdouni	...	Matti
Simon Frey	...	Jonathan
Faysel Ichakarene	...	Redouan
Théo Kabeya	...	Notorious
Eric Kabongo	...	Krazy-E
Glody Lombi	...	Angela
Axel Masudi	...	CMM
Brandon Masudi	...	Alonzo
Lorris Masudi	...	Pookie

Storyline

A 15-year-old girl in a black gang in Brussels must choose between loyalty and love when she falls for a Moroccan boy from a rival gang. The city of Brussels, plagued by high rates of youth unemployment, is home to nearly forty street gangs, and the number of young people drawn into the city's gang culture increases each year. It's in this criminal milieu that directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah set Black, a pulse-pounding contemporary take on a Shakespearean tragedy. Worlds collide when Mavela (Martha Canga Antonio), a teenage girl with ties to Brussels' Black Bronx gang, meets Marwan (Aboubakr Bensaihi), a member of a rival Moroccan gang, at a police station. Keenly aware of the consequences of getting involved with someone from another gang, they at first resist their attraction to one another, but they can only resist for so long. Just when they've started to imagine a different life for themselves, a terrifying incident reminds Mavela where she belongs - and, more ...

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Plot Keywords:

tragic event | woman in jeopardy | gang | police station | police | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Caviar (BE) Official Facebook

Country:

Belgium

Language:

French Dutch Arabic Lingala

Release Date:

11 November 2015 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Black - Amor em Tempos de Ódio

Box Office

Budget:

€1,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Team Productions, Caviar Antwerp NV, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Du Plomb Dans Les Ailes
(H. De Maeyer / G. Caron / CNN199 / Rival-Ramone)
Performed by CNN199, Rival-Ramone
Courtesy of Caviar Antwerp N.V.

User Reviews

Contemporary Romeo and Juliet

Black is a dark and fast paced movie about a black African girl and a Moroccan boy who fall in love. While Romeo and Juliet centered around the love between two people from feuding families, Black turns this lovestory into a very current and global racial issue. In addition, the romanticism of the story is completely overshadowed by the grim reality and violence that come with life in a gang. However, no matter how well executed the movie is, that's it as far as content goes: a love story and violence. The two main characters are the only one's that are slightly developed, the rest are mainly a means to an end story wise. I would definitely recommend this movie because it's a very well made contemporary movie, but if you're expecting elaborate story lines and many in-depth characters, you might not enjoy this one 100%.