Black

by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

GENRE Action, Drama, Romance      LENGTH 90       YEAR 2015

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

When Mavela, member of the notorious youth gang Black Bronx, falls madly in love with a boy from a rival gang, she is forced to make a choice between loyalty and love. A choice that will have dramatic consequences…

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CAST

Martha Canga Antonio
Aboubakr Bensaïhi
Emmanuel Tahon
Brandon Masudi
Natascha Boyamba
Axel Massudi
Jérémie Zagba
Théo Kabeya

PRODUCTION

Producer: Caviar, Climax Films
Production manager: Corentin De Saedeleer
Post-production manager: Sara Van Zandycke, Mieke Vanhoucke

TEAM

Director: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Producer: Caviar, Climax Films
Distribution: –
Writer: Nele Meirhaeghe
Cinematographer: Robrecht Heyvaert
Editor: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Sound: Joeri Verspecht, Fabien Pochet
Set Designer: Stijn Verhoeven
Costume Designer: Nina Caspari
Production manager: Corentin De Saedeleer
Post-production manager: Sara Van Zandycke, Mieke Vanhoucke
Music: Hannes De Maeyer

 

FESTIVALS

Black Film Festival Montreal (CAN) – Best Narrative Feature Award

Film Festival Oostende (Be) – Audience Award / Best Actress Award – Martha Canga Antonio / Best Director Award – Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah / Best Editor  Award – Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah

Ghent International Film Festival (Be) – Best Film Award

HollyWeb Festival (USA) – Best Action/Adventure Award

Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema (PL) – Making Way Award Special Mention

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (EE) – Best Actress Award – Martha Canga Antonio

Toronto International Film Festival (CAN) – Discovery Award – Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah

 

Film Festival Oostende (Be) – Nominee Best Film / Nominee Best Cinematography – Robrecht Heyvaert / Nominee Best Debut – Emmanuel Tahon, Martha Canga Antonio, Aboubakr Bensaihi

Hamburg Film Festival (De) – Nominee Political Film Award

Magritte Awards (Be) – Nominee Best Original Score – Hannes De Maeyer / Nominee Best Actor – Aboubakr Bensaihi / Nominee Most Promising Actress – Martha Canga Antonio / Nominee Best Costume Design – Nina Caspari / Nominee Best Flemish Co-Production

Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema (PL) – Nominee Best Feature Film

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (EE) – Nominee Grand Prize

HollyWeb Festival (USA) – Best Action/Adventure Award

Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema (PL) – Making Way Award Special Mention

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (EE) – Best Actress Award – Martha Canga Antonio