Outside the Law

Outside the Law

Three brothers. One destiny. Freedom at all costs.

Directed by Rachid Bouchareb

Produced by Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel, Établissement Public de Télévision (EPTV)

2010137 min6.6 / 10

A gritty historical drama about three brothers torn apart by colonialism and political upheaval, bound by family ties yet driven toward violence and opposing ideologies.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Outside the Law one of a kind? No. Less singular than 98% of films.

  • Is Outside the Law sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Outside the Law violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Outside the Law scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Outside the Law end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Outside the Law easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

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