BLACK
Synopsis
Mavela, a 15 year-old black teenager, didn’t fit in. That was 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. From their first meeting, they know they were made for each other. But a girl who is a member of the Black Bronx gang
Section: Narrative Spotlight
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Country: Belgium
Language: French, Arabic, Lingala and Dutch with English Subtitles
Year: 2015
Runtime: 95min
Credits
Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Executive Producer: Frank Van Passel, Bert Hamelinck, Ivy Vanhaecke
Producer: Caviar, Climax Films
Screenwriter: Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Hans Herbots
Cinematographer: Robrecht Heyvaert
Editor: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Sound Designer: Joeri Verspecht
Music: Hannes De Maeyer
Principal Cast: Martha Canga Antonio, Aboubakr Bensaihi
Director Bio
Two young promising directors of Moroccan extraction, they studied at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels where they met. Since, they have been an inseparable filmmaking duo. BLACK is their second feature film.
Contact
Public Film Contact
Pamela Leu
Be For Films
pamela@beforfilms.com
+0033 (61) 434-3755
Publicity Contact
Pamela Leu
pamela@beforfilms.com