Marave

Marave is an action comedy about Manolo, a kind and naive fairground worker. After twenty years apart, Manolo is reunited with his older brother Georges, a manipulative con artist who had previously abandoned the family. With their father falling ill, Georges attempts to prove his own worth by transforming the physically strong Manolo into a Mixed Martial Arts champion. To achieve this, they enlist a formidable coach named Alba and travel to a training camp in Dagestan. As they prepare for the big fight, the brothers must navigate various hardships and struggle to maintain their familial bond.

The film was co-directed and co-written by Nathanaël Guedj and Adrien Piquet-Gauthier. The lead roles are played by Redouane Bougheraba as Manolo, Ramzy Bedia as Georges, and Ava Baya as Alba. A joint production from Belgium and France, the movie was produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Federation Studios, Be-FILMS, and Yvette Production. Released on July 7, 2026, with a runtime of 92 minutes, the film has a rating of 4.7/10 on TMDB based on 19 votes.