Sunday, June 15, 2025
Walk through fire
Belgian Kamal, a rapper and drug dealer, gets caught, escapes and fucks off to Syria to fight with ISIS. Life there is hard. Brutal, hardly any life at all. And he regrets leaving. It's not nice when people are killed arbitrarily and for ridiculous reasons and women are like cattle for sale. Meanwhile, in Antwerpen, radicalization threatens Kamal's little brother. Quite captivating, however a few musical scenes, probably meant to add artistry and softness, didn't really suit the narrative. But a strong film and a heart-stopping ending. Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.
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