Outside the Law (2010)
- Original title
- Hors-la-loi
- Directed by
- Rachid Bouchareb
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Algeria, Tunisia, France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 205 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three Algerian brothers find themselves in France after the Sétif massacre. They each try different methods to fight for Algerian independence from the 1940s to the early 1960s.
soberpolitically chargedslow-burnmelancholictenseearnestabsorbinghistorical
What happens
Outside the Law (French: Hors-la-loi, Arabic: خارجون عن القانون) is a 2010 drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb, starring Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila. The story takes place between 1945 and 1962, and focuses on the lives of three Algerian brothers in France, set against the backdrop of the Algerian independence movement and the Algerian War. It is a stand-alone follow-up to Bouchareb's 2006 film Days of Glory, which was set during World War II. Outside the Law was a French majority production with co-producers in Algeria, Tunisia and Belgium. A historically unorthodox portrayal of the 1945 Sétif massacre, the film sparked a political controversy in France. Reviews of the film compared it to Westerns and gangster films, and critics observed how the independence activists were likened to the French Resistance during World War II. Outside the Law represented Algeria at the 83rd Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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