OUTSIDE THE LAW

rachid bouchareb

france algeria belgium tunisia italy 2010 133 min

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.

• About the film

  Original title Hors la loi

  Directed by Rachid Bouchareb

  Screenplay Rachid Bouchareb Olivier Lorelle

  Cast Jamel Debbouze Roschdy Zem Sami Bouajila Chafia Boudraa

  Music Armand Amar

  Cinematography Christophe Beaucarne

  Editing Yannick Kergoat

  Production Companies Tessalit Productions Novak Production Motion Investment Group Studiocanal France 2 Cinema France 3 Cinema Tassili Films Quinta Communications Eagle Pictures

• Festivals & Awards

  Festival de Cannes
  2010 | Official Competition
  Nomination: Palme d’Or

  Toronto International Film Festival
  2010 | Special Presentations

  Busan International Film Festival
  2010 | World Cinema

  BFI London Film Festival
  2010 | Film on the Square

  Doha Tribeca Film Festival
  2010 | Opening Night Gala

  Mostra — São Paulo International Film Festival
  2010 | Official International Selection

  Mumbai Film Festival
  2010 | World Cinema

  Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
  2010 | World Panorama

  Festival du Film Français d’Helvétie
  2010 | Grand Premieres

  CINEMANIA Francophone Film Festival
  2010 | Official Selection

  Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival / Lisbon French Film Festival
  2010 | Official Selection

  Damascus International Film Festival
  2010
  Golden Award — Best Feature Film
  Special Jury Award — Best Arab Film

  Festival International du Film d’Istanbul
  2011 | Human Rights in Cinema Competition

  Mostra de València — Cinema del Mediterrani
  2011 | Official Selection

  Festival du Film Francophone de Grèce
  2011 | Competition

  Rendez-vous — Nuovo Cinema Francese
  2011 | Casa del Cinema Selection

  Alliance Française French Film Festival — Australia
  2011 | When Cinema Seizes History

  Academy Awards — Oscars
  2011
  Nomination: Best Foreign Language Film

  Lumière Awards
  2011
  Nomination: Best Screenplay — Rachid Bouchareb & Olivier Lorelle