Yahoo Lifestyle Indie Sales Boards ‘Gangstas’ By ‘Bad Boys’ Directorial Duo Adil & Bilall – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Indie Sales is reuniting with Belgian directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to handle international sales on their upcoming feature Gangstas, sequel to their 2018 breakout hit Gangsta, which the Paris-based company also sold.
Since then, Adil & Bilall have gained international recognition as directors of the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise: Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) which together grossed over $830M at world box office.
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Gangstas returns to the streets of Antwerp and revives the four childhood friend protagonists at the heart of the first film, who are also played by the original cast: Adamo (Matteo Simoni), Badia (Nora Gharib), Junes (Junes Lazaar), and Volt (Saïd Boumazoughe).
Adamo, the Moroccan-Italian drug-dealing protagonist of the original, who uses his uncle’s pizzeria as cover, has worked his way up to become one of the most influential figures in the Antwerp drug trade and becomes increasingly entangled in a web of power and danger.
The long-time friends are torn between loyalty and survival, with Adamo’s rise, police pressure and gang violence threatening to destroy their bond and chance at freedom.
“Adil & Bilall have proved to be among Europe’s most successful directors. Their cinema is refreshing, fun, and built up for the audience and the current market. We are very excited to work again with the team!,” said Indie Sales CEO Nicolas Eschbach.
The film is a Belgian-Netherlands production by A Team Productions, the long-time producers of Adil & Bilall, Nabil Ben Yadir’s 10.80 Films and Fiction Valley.
The Searchers co-produce and will launch the film theatrically in the Benelux on February 19.
Indie Sales will launch the film during the European Film Market, where it will also continue sales on Jean-Pierre Améris it takes It Two To Tango, Leonora Carrington biopic Leonora In The Morning Light, Jan & Raf Roosens’ debut feature Comeback and Michel Gondry’s Maya, Give Me A Title, which plays in Berlinale Generation.
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