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

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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