Outside the Law

Name: Outside the Law
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Released: 2010-09-21
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa, Bernard Blancan

Sep 21, 2010

137 min

ActionDramaHistoryWar

6.6/ 10

195 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB

6.6/10

195 votes

IMDB

6.6/10

4,164 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

76%

Tomatometer

Metacritic

59/100

Metascore

Media

Trailers, videos, posters and backdrops

Performance & Recognition

Financial performance and accolades

Box Office & Budget

Budget$30,000,000Production cost

Box Office$3,470,487Worldwide gross

Profit-$26,529,513Loss

ROI

-88.4%Return on investment

US Box Office$96,933Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Three brothers. One destiny. Freedom at all costs."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$3,470,487

Production Companies

Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement CulturelÉtablissement Public de Télévision (EPTV)Tassili FilmsTessalit ProductionsStudioCanalFrance 2 CinémaFrance 3 CinémaKissfilmsNovak ProdRTBFQuinta Studio TunisieEagle Pictures