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OUTSIDE THE LAW

by Rachid Bouchareb

synopsis

After losing their family home in Algeria, 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. Gradually, their interconnecting destinies reunite them in the French capital, where freedom is a battle to be fought and won.

international title: Outside the Law
original title: Hors-la-loi
country: France, Algeria, Belgium, Tunisia, Italy
sales agent: StudioCanal
year: 2010
genre: fiction
directed by: Rachid Bouchareb
release date: FR 22/09/2010, BE 29/09/2010, IT 06/05/2011, UK 06/05/2011
screenplay: Rachid Bouchareb, Olivier Lorelle
cast: Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan, Jamel Debbouze, Ahmed Benaissa, Larbi Zekkal, Chafia Boudraa, Mourad Khen
cinematography by: Christophe Beaucarne
film editing: Yannick Kergoat
art director: Yan Arlaud
producer: Jean Bréhat, Olivier Dubois, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn
production: Tessalit Productions, Tadrart Films, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma, Novak Production, Tassili (AL), Quinta Communication (TN)
distributor: StudioCanal, Umedia Distribution, Eagle Pictures, StudioCanal

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