What Révolté is about — and why the premise cuts deep
Révolté centers on two young brothers, Édouard and Samuel, whose relationship has been defined — and slowly destroyed — by a single question: did their father kill their mother? One believes he did. The other doesn't. That disagreement isn't just intellectual; it's the fault line running through every scene, every conversation, every shared silence between them. Then a long-buried secret surfaces, and neither brother's version of events survives intact. It's the kind of premise that sounds simple on paper but carries enormous emotional weight in execution — the sort of story where the real subject isn't the crime, it's what we need to believe about the people we love.
How Révolté came together — production, cast, and festival recognition
Révolté was written and directed by Noël Mitrani, a choice that gives the film an unusually personal texture. The project has a family quality to it, literally — Elliott Mitrani, who plays the younger brother Samuel, shares the director's surname, and Natacha Mitrani appears in the cast as Lou. Whether that reflects actual family ties or coincidence, it lends the production an intimacy that you can feel in how the performances are calibrated. The film runs 114 minutes, which is long enough to let the central conflict breathe without overstaying its welcome.
The cast is anchored by Camile Foley as Édouard and Elliott Mitrani as Samuel, with Émilie Massé playing their aunt Noémie — a character who, based on the film's structure, almost certainly knows more than she's letting on. Pierre-Luc Brillant and Veronika Leclerc Strickland take on the roles of the parents, the two figures whose fate sets the entire story in motion.
Before its general release on 24 May 2026, Révolté had its first public screening at the Montreal Independent Film Festival in 2025. Elliott Mitrani won Best Actor there — a meaningful early signal that the performances are doing real work. As noted on the film's French Wikipedia entry, the production carries the English-language title Built From Rage, which tells you something about the emotional register Mitrani is going for. Rage, yes — but built from it, structured out of it, which suggests something more controlled than a simple outburst.
Broader critical reception and box office figures haven't been widely documented yet, which is common for independent Canadian drama at this stage. Hard to say if that'll change once the film finds its streaming audience.
The performances that anchor Révolté — and what makes the film work
The thing nobody mentions often enough about films built around sibling conflict is how much depends on the chemistry between the two leads — not warmth, necessarily, but a specific kind of friction that still reads as love underneath. Foley and Elliott Mitrani have that. The scenes where Édouard and Samuel circle the same argument from different angles don't feel like debate; they feel like two people who grew up in the same wreckage and processed it completely differently. That's harder to pull off than it looks.
What's striking is the way Mitrani (the director) frames the father's guilt as a genuinely open question for much of the film's runtime. This isn't a procedural where the audience is ahead of the characters. You're sitting with the same uncertainty the brothers are, which makes the eventual revelation land harder than it would in a more conventional thriller structure. The aunt Noémie, as played by Émilie Massé, is particularly well-positioned in the story — present enough to matter, guarded enough to keep you watching.
The English title, Built From Rage, does some interesting work here. Rage is usually portrayed as destructive, something to overcome. This film seems more interested in what people construct out of that emotion — loyalty, denial, identity. I keep coming back to a quieter scene between the brothers that feels almost mundane on the surface but carries the whole argument of the film in about four lines of dialogue. That's good writing.
Movie OTT tracks critical reception and audience scores as they accumulate post-release, and it's worth checking back as reviews build — independent drama like this often finds its critical footing a few weeks after the initial release date.
Where to stream Révolté online
Révolté is currently available on major OTT services, and the quickest way to find out exactly which platforms are carrying it in your region is to check the Where-to-Watch widget at the top of this page — Movie OTT aggregates live availability across streaming platforms so you're not hunting through multiple apps manually. Streaming rights for independent Canadian productions can shift, and regional availability varies, so the widget reflects the most current picture.
For a film of this scale — a 114-minute festival drama from a first-time or emerging director — streaming is almost certainly where it finds its real audience. Theatrical runs for independent Canadian drama tend to be limited and concentrated in major cities. If you're outside Montreal or Toronto, your best bet is catching it digitally. Movie OTT will flag any changes to availability as distribution deals evolve.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Who directed Révolté?
Révolté was written and directed by Noël Mitrani. It's a Canadian production with the alternate English title Built From Rage, and it marks a notable festival debut for Mitrani ahead of its general May 2026 release.
Q: Where can I watch Révolté?
Révolté is available on major OTT services. For a precise, up-to-date list of which platforms are streaming it in your country, check the Where-to-Watch widget on this page — Movie OTT updates availability in real time as distribution changes.
Q: Who won awards for Révolté?
Elliott Mitrani, who plays the younger brother Samuel, won Best Actor at the Montreal Independent Film Festival in 2025, where the film had its world premiere before its general release on 24 May 2026.
Q: Is Révolté based on a true story?
No confirmed source material has been announced. The story of two brothers divided over their father's murder conviction appears to be an original screenplay by Noël Mitrani, though no official statement has ruled out real-life inspiration.
Q: What is the English title of Révolté?
The film carries the English-language title Built From Rage. The French title Révolté translates roughly to "rebel" or "the outraged one," both of which fit the film's emotional and thematic territory.
Who should watch Révolté — and a final word
Révolté is worth your time if you have any patience for family drama that takes its time earning its emotional payoff. This isn't a thriller in the conventional sense — don't expect chase sequences or courtroom fireworks. What it offers instead is something rarer: two brothers who can't reconcile their memories of the same childhood, and a story that respects how genuinely complicated that is. Elliott Mitrani's Best Actor win wasn't a fluke. The film earned its festival attention. Watch it on a night when you're ready to actually pay attention. It rewards that.