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The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films Image (2014), Black (2015), and Gangsta (2018), as well as directing Bad Boys for Life (2020) and the upcoming Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
Adil El Arbi is a Belgian director and writer, known for Rebel, Black and Gangsta. He has also worked on Bad Boys for Life, Ms. Marvel and Batgirl.
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- Edegem, Flanders, Belgium
May 20, 2021 · El Arbi, 32, and Fallah, 35, are the sons of Moroccan immigrants and first met at an art school in Belgium where they began collaborating on film projects as students. Their debut feature, Image, a film about a reporter who makes a documentary about Moroccan immigrants in Brussels, was released in 2014.
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Adil El Arbi is a Belgian director and writer, known for Black (2015), Rebel (2022) and Gangsta (2018). He was born in 1988, won a TV quiz in 2014 and married Loubna Khalkhali in 2021.
- June 30, 1988
Jan 22, 2020 · Adil El Arbi is one of the two Belgian-Moroccan filmmakers who helmed the third installment of the action franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Learn how he and his partner Bilall Fallah overcame racism and cultural barriers to pursue their Hollywood dreams.
Jan 23, 2020 · Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, a Belgian directing duo known for gritty crime dramas on a much lower budget, spoke with The Verge about Bad Boys for Life.
May 4, 2022 · The Belgian directing duo behind Bad Boys For Life tell a personal story of a brother who joins the militia in Syria and another who is recruited by radicals at home. Rebel is a raw and musical film that explores the evolution of Jihad and the role of religion.
