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Outside the Law

Outside the Law

Three brothers. One destiny. Freedom at all costs.

20106.62h 17m

Overview

After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.

Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Written by Rachid Bouchareb
Produced by Olivier Dubois, Tarak Ben Ammar, Adrian Politowski
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze

Saïd

Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

Messaoud

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Abdelkader

Chafia Boudraa

Chafia Boudraa

Mother

Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

Faivre

Sabrina Seyvecou

Sabrina Seyvecou

Hélène

Assaad Bouab

Assaad Bouab

Ali

Thibault de Montalembert

Thibault de Montalembert

Morvan

Samir Guesmi

Samir Guesmi

Otmani

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Picot

Themes & Keywords

uniformpolice brutalitypimpstranglerevengeblood bath

About Outside the Law

Outside the Law is a action, drama, history, war film released in 2010 exploring themes of uniform, police brutality, pimp, strangle, revenge, blood bath. Directed by Rachid Bouchareb, it stars Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila. After losing their family home in Algeria in the 1920s, three brothers and their mother are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement in France and Saïd moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle.

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