THE DISCIPLE charts the coming of age story of a Dutch Moroccan fanboy, Tarik Azzougarh, as he works for over a decade to meet and befriend his heroes, the genre defining hop-hop group, The Wu Tang Clan headed by the iconic and spiritual leader, The RZA.

After joining their movement he ultimately architects one of their most talked about and controversial albums, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’, with a radical concept that continues to ricochet around the music industry to this day. THE DISCIPLE is a twisting tale of boyhood dreams, relentless determination and the downfall of flying too close to the sun.

Team

Studio Gebbia & Film4 present The Disciple, an Aluna Entertainment and Violet Films production, in association with 36 Cinema.

The film is directed and produced by Joanna Natasegara. 

Producers are Abigail Anketell-Jones, Lauren Dark and Vanessa Kirby. 

Featuring The RZA, Tarik Azzougarh. Jeremy Waterloo, Spency “DJ , Sueside” Lodowica, Cappadonna, Shi Yan Ming, Shabazz the Disciple, Cyrus, Bozorgmehr, Alexander Gilkes and Yahya. 

Executive producers include The RZA, Joe Gebbia, Jason Ropell and Abazar Khayami.

For Film4, executive producers are David Kimbangi, Farhana Bhula and Ollie Madden. 

For Bird Street Productions, executive producers are Trevor Burgess, Gary Hess and James Costa. 

Directors of photography are Franklin Dow and Pierre Aïm. 

The film is edited by Chloe Lambourne and Chris Dickens, with an original score by MJ Cole. 

Additional cinematography by Barry Jenkins and Richard Jephcote.