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Only Rebels Win

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Jonathan Romney Screen International 3d
Most successful overall is the interplay between Benrachid and Abbass. He has a warm, gentle demeanour, affectingly portraying an easy-going, tender-hearted but fallible young man, while Abbass gives a characteristically authoritative performance. Go to Full Review Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter 5d
[Only Rebels Win] offers a workable blend of new and old, contemporary geopolitics and local socioeconomic tensions rubbing up against primordial, universal passions and follies. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 6h
3/5
While the story may initially sound somewhat simplistic and Manichean, Arbid keeps it far removed from heroic epics, moralizing pronouncements, and emotional manipulation, offering a rather austere perspective. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Matthew Turner Next Best Picture 23h
6/10
This is an engaging portrait of a provocative May-December romance, though it ultimately falters when the script loses focus in its second half. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Danielle Arbid

Director

Hiam Abbass

Suzanne

Mohomat-Amine Benrachid

Osmane

Shaden Fakih

Sana

Charbel Kamel

Georges

Danielle Arbid

Screenwriter
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Only Rebels Win

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Movie Info

Director
Danielle Arbid
Producer
Omar El Kadi, Nadia Turincev, Georges Schoucair
Screenwriter
Danielle Arbid
Production Co
Easy Riders Films, Abbout Productions
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 38m