Gangsta
Seen it?2018 | 125 min | Thriller, Action, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Traffic or New Jack City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Dutch, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Antwerp, Belgium. The lives of four small-time drug dealers spin out of control when they steal a shipment of cocaine, triggering a full out war between an Amsterdam drug lord and a ruthless Colombian cartel.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
- Matteo SimoniAdamo
- Nora GharibBadia
- Saïd BoumazougheVolt
- Junes LazaarJunes
- Nabil MallatYasser
- Paloma Aguilera ValdebenitoEl Toro
- Gene BervoetsOnderzoeksrechter
- Axel DaeseleireStijn
- Vic de WachterPolice Commissioner
- Ali BHassan