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Outside The Law (Hors La Loi) [DVD]

Jamel Debbouze , Roschdy Zem , Rachid Bouchareb    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
  • Directors: Rachid Bouchareb
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Aug 2011
  • Run Time: 138 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00525QJAI
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 47,265 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Director Rachid Bouchareb (Days of Glory) brings another Oscar®-nominated film, Outside The Law, a thrilling post-World War II story of three brothers who become separated after losing their family home in Algeria. 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. Gradually, their interconnecting destinies reunite them in the French capital, where freedom is a battle to be fought and won.

Special Features:
• Making Of
• Interview with Rachid Bouchareb

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A tremendous crime family drama 8 Jun 2011
Format:DVD
Outside the Law is a historical crime family drama strongly reminiscent in tone and visuals to The Godfather and the "young Vito" passages of Godfather II, as well as the guerrilla activism of "Michael Colins" . The film starts with the eviction of a farming family from their land in Algeria in the 20s. The titles roll over newsreel reports of the Victory in Europe celebrations in Paris on May 8, 1945 then cuts to the French security forces' massacre at Sétif of around 6,000 Algerians on the same day. The film pulls no punches in its portrayal of French injustice and brutality, or the ruthlessness - and cruelty - of the Algerian nationalists.

The acting (Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, all familiar from the same director's film Days of Glory), pace of action, storytelling and period atmosphere all make this tremendous film one that only those allergic to subtitles will not enjoy.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Take on French Colonial Algeria 4 Oct 2011
By Tommy D TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
This is another offering from French film maker Rachid Bochareb and it is the sequel to the acclaimed `Days of Glory' and indeed stars the same actors. Most notably is Jamel Debbouze as `Said as the youngest brother in the family'. The first part dealt with the African colonial forces that helped France rid herself of Nazi occupation. This takes it a stage further to when those same soldiers fight against France for the self determination of Algeria.

The film is predominantly in French with a fair smattering of Arabic and some pretty good sub titles. It starts in 1925 with the family being thrown off their ancestral land by the French and then takes us on a tour of the many low points for France heading toward the painful birth of Algeria. We even have the massive defeat of the French by the Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu thrown in. This is not a war movie, even though there is plenty of action, and I have to say it gets the thumbs up for attention to period detail. There are depictions of the massacres that took place in both Algeria and Paris too and the only punches pulled are those in the boxing ring that Said sets up as one of his nefarious money making deals.

It deals with the inter political rivalry of the FLN and the MNA, the two leading and conflicting Algerian parties are shown in their brutal reality. It has a noir feel about it in places and shows the crushing poverty that drives people to do extraordinary things. It is well acted, well directed and beautifully shot. It has been criticised for being anti French, but it is really anti colonial and some might see this as a post revisionist guilt trip, but I think it is a slice of awkward history from Frances' recent past.

The depiction of the para military death squads, extra judicial, executions as well as legitimate ones, show a willingness to really explore the story in all its' facets. A third instalment is planned, but as this did not do as well as `days of Glory' it may be a bit of a wait. Either way you do not need to have seen the first film to get this. I thought it was ruddy good and kept me guessing right up to the end and held my interest through out, I can only recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific 15 Nov 2011
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We saw this movie at the French Film Festival 2011, not knowing much about events portrayed in this film. We were thoroughly entertained, upset by the history, and enthralled at the actors portrayals of their characters. Ours is a review from the "entertained" point of view, we are nowhere near as learned about these historical events as other reviewers who may have expected "more" or "better" - but it's a drama not a documentary, and, this was engrossing and thoroughly entertaining. We have since purchased the movie here to revisit during downtime over Christmas holidays. Highly recommended viewing.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Outside the norm - 1950's Algeria tale
I would praise this film for it's commendable history based story, but I found it all a bit drab and dull. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. BROOKES
4.0 out of 5 stars Debouze excellent in this action-packed history lesson
Rachid Bouchareb's previous "Days of Glory" is one of the greatest war films ever made and this effort follows very much in the same vein with it's mixture of action, social... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ian Thumwood
4.0 out of 5 stars Winning a War Can be Messy.
When I watched Rachid Bouchareb's "Days of Glory" I thought it was an unusual and highly effective war film about North Africans fighting for the French cause in the Second World... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Bob Salter
3.0 out of 5 stars Well made but thought it would be better
I was expecting a bit more from this movie. The conflict in mainland France between the French government and Algerians fighting for independence between the 1940's and the 1960's... Read more
Published 17 months ago by haunted
4.0 out of 5 stars Unknown Quantity
This was bought on a whim.Jammel Debbouze was the only actor I knew and I had enjoyed some of his other movies, especially Angel A. Read more
Published 19 months ago by bigfella
2.0 out of 5 stars Extremely disappointing (No spoiler!)
I was looking forward to what has been an explosively controversial film in France, relating as it does the Setif massacre in Algeria 1945, the massacre in Paris 1962 and the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by G. Phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars The reward Algerians got helping the French defeat Nazism: 45000...
If you saw Days Of Glory (of the same director), this is the sequel to that movie:
In the second world war when Algeria was still under French occupation since 1830, France... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mabrouk
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow and unwieldy
Despite the previous review of this blu ray those allergic to subtitles need have no fear of this film as it's offered in English as well though I did have to laugh when the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by PJ Rankine
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