Outside the Law (2010)

09/21/2010Action, Drama, History, War2h 17m
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Three brothers. One destiny. Freedom at all costs.

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Jamel Debbouze

    Saïd

  2. Cast 1

    Roschdy Zem

    Messaoud

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    Sami Bouajila

    Abdelkader

  4. Cast 1

    Chafia Boudraa

    Mother

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    Bernard Blancan

    Faivre

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    Sabrina Seyvecou

    Hélène

  7. Cast 1

    Assaad Bouab

    Ali

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    Thibault de Montalembert

    Morvan

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    Samir Guesmi

    Otmani

Set against the increasing demands for Algerian independence at home, three brothers are living in 1950s France. "Saïd" (Jamel Debbouze) is making a decent living running a nightclub but his siblings are much less settled. "Abdelkader" (Sami Bouajila) is a member of a proscribed organisation using terrorist tactics to free their homeland, and he is determined to recruit former soldier "Messaoud" (Roschdy Zem) and "Saïd" to the cause. The latter isn't really interested, but with the police closing in on the family and his nightclub shut down, he now has some tough decisions to make. There's som...

Status Released

Original LanguageFrench 

Budget$30,000,000.00

Revenue $3,470,487.00

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