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Outside the Law( 2010)

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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

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      Roschdy Zem

      Messaoud

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      Sami Bouajila

      Abdelkader

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      Chafia Boudraa

      La mère

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      Bernard Blancan

      Faivre

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      Sabrina Seyvecou

      Helene

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      Assaad Bouab

      Ali

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      Thibault de Montalembert

      Morvan

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      Samir Guesmi

      Otmani

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      Jean-Pierre Lorit

      Picot

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      Ahmed Benaissa

      Le père

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      Larbi Zekkal

      Le caïd

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      Louisa Nehar

      Zohra

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      Mourad Khen

      Sanjak

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      Mohamed Djouhari

      L'entraîneur (as Mohamed Djouhri)

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      Mostefa Djadjam

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      Damien Bonnard

      Employé de cabaret

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 31 2024
    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 some...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    30000000.00

    Revenue

    3470487.00

    Keywords

    • uniform
    • police brutality
    • pimp
    • strangle
    • revenge
    • blood bath