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Post-Production - DUTCH - Drama - 100 minutes

Log Line

Talented young boxer Ismail Abdoul is seduced by the chance of more money and success, a road which leads him into a web of his own lies and violent actions.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2021 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2021 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Jonas BAECKELAND
Writer(s) : Jonas BAEKELAND, Fikry EL AZZOUZI, Wouter VAN HAVER
Cast : Nabil MALLAT, Steef CUIJPERS, Johan HELDENBERGH, Anemone VALCKE

Producer(s) : Lize LEFAIBLE (Potemkino), Peter DE MAEGD (Potemkino)

Synopsis

Ismail Abdoul is a talented young boxer on the rise, ready to make it to the top. He's found the love of his life, Sylvie, and is making a decent living as a bouncer. But when the opportunity for more money and power arises, he seizes it. In no time, he and his men control all the club doors in the city, including the drug traffic behind them. Abdoul becomes a living legend, both in the ring and out of it. Blinded by success, he gets caught in a web of his own lies and violent actions and will be forced to fight the ultimate match: against himself.

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Country(ies) : BELGIUM


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