Outside the Law Page #2

Synopsis: After losing their family home in Algeria, 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. Gradually, their interconnecting destinies reunite them in the French capital, where freedom is a battle to be fought and won.
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Director(s): Rachid Bouchareb
Production: Independent Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
UNRATED
Year:
2010
138 min
Website
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There's a girl right here,

pleasant, intelligent.

If you like her, it relies on God.

-Where's she from?

-From our corner, just like us.

-If God wills it.

-If God wills it.

-Abdelkader.

I have to talk to you.

You know, Ho Chi Minh...

won the war against France

thanks to two principles.

The first principle

is that oppression

always has its benefits

to the cause of the people who

want to liberate themselves.

The second principle,

is to never, ever abandon

a mission.

Nothing is insurmountable.

All Algerians, all of them

must pay their toll for revolution.

Within two days, you

will be free.

You must lead all

Algerians from the suburbs

and also here in Paris.

-How?

You convince anyone.

One convinces 3 who each convince 6.

Each of the six convinces ten.

I'll give you an address.

And remember it well.

You'll deliver your

reports there

and receive orders.

Okay?

-Count on me.

I will not betray the Algerians.

Let me, ma'am.

-Abdelkader!

My life, my treasure,

you're finally here!

I thank God.

Come my heart, let's go home.

-How are you, Mom?

-Good.

-There it is.

-Enjoy your meal.

And welcome.

This is the 1st time I'm

eating meat.

I swear.

-He's kidding.

Said, I'm your brothers witness.

The neighbours show me the finger.

They say you're a villain.

Listen!

-Mom was right.

If you're a villain,

nobody respects you.

-Bandit?

Who's the villain? Me?

In this country, either you have money,

or you are worth nothing.

Your brother is free.

-I'll be free when my

country will be.

We need to be free.

And everything needs to change.

-What are you talking about?

With these workers?

-Listen, now we're three.

Tomorrow we will rally

the entire slum.

-He's right.

Think of the victory of

the Vietnamese.

They were more armed than them,

it was useless.

They could have stayed

15 or 20 years.

They would have won.

-The revolution is on.

Nothing will stop it.

-Listen

I have thought it through.

I know how to make money.

It's easy. Listen to me.

You've been to Indochina.

You know the weapons.

You were in prison,

you have become tough.

Three of us, we will

scare anyone.

We will not stay in

this misery

for all our lives.

We will make our law.

Our laws.

-He must choose.

Whose side are you on?

Your brothers' or

their enemy's?

-My brothers?

That's you. Them, I don't know.

I'm not supporting the enemy.

Are you with me?

Messaoud?

Good luck.

-I left the army.

I'm with you.

I'm with you.

-Zohra, bring the cake.

-Now, block them.

-Stop, wait.

-My brothers. Listen.

Between the fighting and

dying in this country.

You must join the FLN.

The FLN is for an armed struggle.

The FLN controls everything.

It hides in the underground.

The revolution, it's it.

The dialogue leads nowhere.

The French fake the elections.

-No politics here.

-Wake up.

Wake up, my brothers!

Remember! FLN!

-FLN!

-FLN!

The French fake the elections.

FLN!

-That's enough.

-This morning, we were two.

And like this, we will always stay two.

Look at these pages,

they are empty.

-We will get there.

Patience.

-What are you looking at?

-You.

-Why did you switch it off?

I'm talking to you!

-All of you

Listen to me.

We must bring the war here.

Join the party that promotes

armed struggle.

-Listen, you.

The only legitimate party

is the MNA.

Got it?

-You're mistaken, my friend.

THE MNA will go nowhere.

The MNA has confidence

in elections.

The French give us one vote

against 10 for the settlers.

They tamper with elections.

It is through armed struggle

that we will win.

-Abdelkader!

-Out!

Put him there.

Let me go! Let me go!

Let me go!

-So, you're FLN?

I want to hear you say:

Long live the MNA.

So, you're going to say:

Long live the MNA.

I want to hear it.

Teach him some manners.

Are you gonna say it or not?

That way, you make the devil

I'll show you.

Look at me carefully.

Are you ready to die?

Nobody will help you.

Get up!

I'll tell you one thing.

Don't ever set your foot in

here again.

As long as I'm alive,

there will be no FLN.

The boss, that's me.

You're lucky.

Next time you're dead.

Shut the door.

-You have nothing?

-No, okay. And you?

-Okay.

They tapped you.

-It's okay.

It's nothing.

-What are we gonna do?

-Hey, brothers?

-What do you want?

-I'm on your side.

The FLN is right.

I received a letter from

the government.

The FLN has gone underground.

I'm with you.

-You know him?

-No.

But we won one.

Hey.

You'll kill yourself with this.

Get out. Get out, sir.

You too, get out.

Quickly. You too.

Just like that,

you're back.

You're not scared, you.

-"The accused denies the

authority of the FLN,

-he publicly denies the necessity

for armed struggle.

-On behalf

-of the revolution,

-the accused is sentenced

to death."

-Sit down!

-You've come in a great number.

Only, you wouldn't dare.

-Go ahead.

Give me a and hold him.

Long live the MNA!

Cowards!

Son of a...

- "The sentence was executed

today at 3 pm."

-Who are you?

What are you doing here?

-Colonel Faivre, DST.

-This is my home here.

I make decisions.

The gooks will pay.

We'll go to the slum.

-It's a battle

FLN - MNA.

You will get killed.

It should calm things down!

-Congratulations, my brother.

Come on, you too.

I embrace you.

-All my wishes of happiness.

-Police!

-Police, open up!

-Get everyone out.

-Police! Come here!

-Police!

-Police!

-Outside, go!

-My brother...

It's the police!

I have to go, sorry.

The police. We must go.

-Don't move! Stop!

-Police!

-Go, police.

-Go, turn around.

-Lift your arms.

-This is marriage.

-Go, go!

Turn around.

-Hurry! ??It drags it!

-I want ten.

-Turn around.

-Take them.

-Come here!

-Go ahead!

-Where are you going, you?

Catch him!

-Quick!

Follow me! Come!

He must go! Hurry!

Where did you learn to fight?

-A gift from God.

-Really?

-You want to work?

It's your lucky day. Run.

-Did you know they would come?

You knew. The leader of the MNA.

You had everything planned?

-Come on.

-For how long will you

support this?

What do you expect?

That they'll burn your homes?

They don't respect anyone.

Neither your wives,

nor your children.

You can change that.

It's your move.

You must prepare against

these humiliations.

Do you understand?

Tobacco and alcohol

are prohibited.

Paying taxes to France,

that's collaborating.

You, advance. Your name?

-Ali Benjbour.

I swear to devote my

life to my country

from this moment and

until my death.

-I congratulate you.

Advance.

Nordine-Salhi.

I swear to devote my life to my

country until my death.

-Thanks.

-We helped you.

You got your place with Pigalle.

-That is true.

-You are associated

in a cabaret.

Everything has to

fund our cause.

You've given your word.

-I know.

I have not forgotten.

But you didn't speak

to the Corsicans.

They've given me only 5 %.

What can I do?

-Hadn't you said 15 %?

-Listen,

it's not very complicated.

I give you a part

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Rachid Bouchareb

Rachid Bouchareb (born September 1, 1953) is an Algerian film director. From 1977 to 1983, he worked as an assistant director for France’s state television production company, Société française de production (S. F. P). Subsequently, he worked for broadcasters TF1 and Antenne 2. He formed a production company called 3B with his associate Jean Bréhat in 1988. Bouchareb began making short films in the 1980s. His featured film debut came in 1985 with Bâton Rouge. Since then his acclaimed films have included Poussières de vie (Dust of Life) (which received an Academy Award nomination in 1995 for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995); Little Senegal in 2001, as well as Two Men in Town in 2014 were both shown in the competition at the Berlin Film Festival; and Days of Glory, which received the Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 2006 and also won prizes at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Bouchareb's films have a following amongst international cineastes. His film, Hors-la-loi, competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival in May. It was the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards and was one of the five final nominees. more…

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