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Black

2015 · 95 min

A raw, high-stakes romance set against a gritty urban gang war, blending tenderness with constant danger.

Genres
Action, Drama
Overview
Mavela, 15 years old, is a Black Bronx. She falls madly in love with Marwan, an extremely charismatic member of a rival gang, the 1080s. The young couple is forced to make a brutal choice between gang loyalty and the love they have for one another. An impossible dilemma.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • loyalty
  • violence
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, drama
Directed by
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Written by
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Hans Herbots, Nele Meirhaeghe
Starring
Martha Canga Antonio, Aboubakr Bensaïhi, Emmanuel Tahon, Théo Kabeya, Marine Scandiuzzi, Simon Frey, Sanaa Bourrasse, Soufiane Chilah
Cinematography
Robrecht Heyvaert
Runtime
95 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
Arabic, Dutch, French, Lingala

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