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Gangstas is a 2025 crime and comedy film directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, running 1 hour 59 minutes. This page retells the whole story in 236 words (about 1 minute to read). Looking for the cast, ratings and where to stream it? See the movie page for Gangstas.

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Gangstas (2025) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 59m
Directors
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Genres
Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Original language
Dutch
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What Happens in Gangstas?

The complete story of Gangstas, from the first scene to the last, in 236 words (about 1 minute). Spoilers throughout.

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Although he now runs a legitimate business, Adamo is still secretly involved in the Antwerp criminal underworld. He becomes a target of Jana, the new boss of the KALI drug task force. When a container of cocaine is seized by the police during transshipment, Adamo is arrested. He bribes a court clerk to shred an indictment summons, enabling his release from jail. His boss Aunt Mounja is upset about the lost shipment, and Adamo insists that another container of cocaine is arriving.

Drug lord Dzjengis Khan, who is in a rivalry with Aunt Mounja, asks Adamo to switch sides and join him. When Adamo refuses, Dzjengis Khan attacks Adamo’s friends using car bombs and drive-by shootings. Badia’s mother is critically injured in a shooting. Badia, Volt, and Junes agree to work with Adamo against Dzengis Khan. When they end up captured, Adamo tells Dzengis Khan that the cocaine can be recovered through a plot called Operation Everest, which involves infiltrating the waste disposal plant that destroys the drugs. During the operation, Adamo overpowers Dzengis Khan’s enforcer Barabas.

In a post-credits scene, Adamo struggles to walk through the container port at night. An x-ray view of his chest shows his heart struggling from zona. Adamo collapses against a fence and onto the ground. A female voice shouts, “Adamo! What the fuck? Adamo!” The screen goes black, then the words “PATSERS WILL BE BACK” appear in neon lettering.

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What is Gangstas about?

Although he now runs a legitimate business, Adamo is still secretly involved in the Antwerp criminal underworld. He becomes a target of Jana, the new boss of the KALI drug task force. When a container of cocaine is seized by the police during transshipment, Adamo is arrested.

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Who directed Gangstas?

Gangstas (2025) was directed by Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah and Jan Verheyen and runs 1 hour 59 minutes.

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