- Director
- Writers
- Rachid Bouchareb(screenplay)
- Olivier Lorelle
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Rachid Bouchareb(screenplay)
- Olivier Lorelle
- Stars
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
- Le père
- (as Ahmed Benaissa)
- L'entraîneur
- (as Mohamed Djouhri)
- Director
- Writers
- Rachid Bouchareb(screenplay)
- Olivier Lorelle
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was criticized heavily by some French conservatives saying that it is historically wrong and shows a deviated picture of France. Also at it's premier in Cannes film festival 2010 people were protesting in front of the theater saying that it is insulting France and also in many news papers it was criticized heavily. But the producers defend it saying that director Buchareb met many Algerian families and investigated thoroughly to write the script.
- GoofsThe French air force plane in 1953 in Indochina seems to be a today's Hercule C130, instead of a Noratlas that was used then.
- Quotes
Le caïd: I have a court order. This land has been given to the colonist Mr Guérini.
Le père: But Kaid, this land belongs to my father and my ancestors.
Le caïd: Do you have the deeds?
Le père: What deeds? We have no documents.
Le caïd: Without the deeds, I can't help you. You must leave.
Le père: That's impossible. I was born here. My father was born here, like all my ancestors! My children too!
Le caïd: You have three days to leave.
Le père: If we leave, how would I feed my family?
Le caïd: It's the law. I can't help it.
[walks away]
La mère: [agitatedly] Are they crazy? We have to leave our land based on what a piece of paper says? I'll die here and be buried here!
[running towards departed policemen, shouting]
La mère: It's not fair! You're committing a sin! May God curse you! May God curse you! May God curse you!
Much seems to have been made about the liberties that this film has taken with the facts surrounding certain key historical events. I am not in any position to say if this is a justified complaint or not, as I simply do not know. However, I think it's only fair to say that the plot-line follows a historically accurate path; whether or not the emphasis of events is skewered or not I can't say but, if so, it would not be the first time in cinema history that a film exaggerates for dramatic effect. Whatever the case, it's certainly a period in history that hasn't been depicted in films very often from what I can gather.
While I did enjoy the film, I didn't think it was nearly as good as Rachid Bouchareb's earlier film Days of Glory. That latter film dealt with a similar theme - the difficulties French Algerians have experienced in their adopted land. I felt that Outside the Law didn't share that movie's sympathetic characters or its dynamic plot trajectory. It's overall a much more down-beat story.
- Red-Barracuda
- Nov 26, 2010
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- 光榮時刻
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- Budget
- €20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $96,933
- Gross worldwide
- $3,470,487
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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