Black (2015 Belgian film)
Black is a 2015 Belgian crime film written and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, based on the books Black and Back by Dirk Bracke. The film is centered around two young gangsters who seek love, but are impeded by the rivalry between their gang allegiances.
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| Directed by | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
| Screenplay by | Adil El Arbi Bilall Fallah |
| Based on | Black by Dirk Bracke Back by Dirk Bracke |
| Starring | Martha Canga Antonio Aboubakr Bensaihi |
| Cinematography | Robrecht Heyvaert |
| Music by | Hannes De Maeyer |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Languages | French Dutch Arabic |
The plot line is influenced by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Arthur Laurent's West Side Story but relocates the story to street gangs in modern-day Brussels, Belgium. It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was screened in the Discovery section.
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