Outside the Law

Outside the Law

137 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Sept. 21, 2010

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.

Outside the Law

137 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Sept. 21, 2010

Outside the Law
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers France 3 Cinéma, StudioCanal, RTBF, Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel (AARC), EPTV, Kiss Films, Novak Prod
Original title Hors-la-loi
Directors Rachid Bouchareb
Writers Rachid Bouchareb

Cast

Jamel Debbouze

as Saïd

Roschdy Zem

as Messaoud

Sami Bouajila

as Abdelkader

Chafia Boudraa

as La mère

Bernard Blancan

as Faivre

Sabrina Seyvecou

as Helene

Assaad Bouab

as Ali

Samir Guesmi

as Otmani

Ahmed Benaissa

as Le père

Larbi Zekkal

as Le caïd

Louisa Nehar

as Zohra

Mourad Khen

as Sanjak

Mohamed Djouhari

as L'entraîneur (as Mohamed Djouhri)

Damien Bonnard

as Employé de cabaret