Outside the Law
“Three brothers. One destiny. Freedom at all costs.”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Jamel Debbouze
Saïd
Known for
Amélie
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Roschdy Zem
Messaoud
Known for
Nothing to Hide
Point Blank
Sami Bouajila
Abdelkader
Known for
Ganglands
The Crew
Chafia Boudraa
Mother
Also in
Just Like a Woman
Mint Tea
Bernard Blancan
Faivre
Known for
Anthracite
Days of Glory
Sabrina Seyvecou
Hélène
Known for
My Way
Secret Things
Assaad Bouab
Ali
Known for
Messiah
Call My Agent!
Thibault de Montalembert
Morvan
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Call My Agent!
Samir Guesmi
Otmani
Known for
The Returned
District B13
Jean-Pierre Lorit
Picot
Known for
Three Colors: Red
Tell No One
Ahmed Benaissa
Father
Known for
Close Enemies
Papicha
Larbi Zekkal
Boss
Known for
The Battle of Algiers
Rachid Bouchareb Director · Armand Amar Composer Christophe Beaucarne Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $30M · First release May 21, 2010
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,470,487
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel
Production
Établissement Public de Télévision (EPTV)
Production
Tassili Films
Production
Tessalit Productions
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Kissfilms
Production
Novak Prod
Production
RTBF
Production
Quinta Communications
Production
Eagle Pictures
Production
EPTV
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Novak Production
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Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Production
France · Algeria · Belgium · Italy · Tunisia
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Languages
Original title
Hors-la-loi
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French
Release dates
France · May 21, 2010
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 21, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Algeria
October 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 24, 2010 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 22, 2010 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
January 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
September 21, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Greece
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
May 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Qatar
October 26, 2010 · Premiere · Doha Tribeca Film Festival
Serbia
March 5, 2011 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
October 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 21, 2010 · Physical
February 3, 2011 · Premiere · Göteborg International Film Festival
Switzerland
September 22, 2010 · Digital
United Kingdom
May 6, 2011 · Theatrical
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