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.

Cast

Jamel Debbouze

Jamel Debbouze

as Saïd

Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

as Messaoud

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

as Abdelkader

Chafia Boudraa

Chafia Boudraa

as Mother

Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

as Faivre

Sabrina Seyvecou

Sabrina Seyvecou

as Hélène

Assaad Bouab

Assaad Bouab

as Ali

Thibault de Montalembert

Thibault de Montalembert

as Morvan

Samir Guesmi

Samir Guesmi

as Otmani

Jean-Pierre Lorit

Jean-Pierre Lorit

as Picot

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 t...

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