The Outlaws (1969)
The Outlaws (1969) - Drama Movies 97 minutes. Al kharijun an al qanum, الخارجون عن القانون. In prison in colonial Algeria, shortly after the end of the Second World War, three indigenous cellmates make out. Once free, they attack the authority represented by the triad of the boss, the gendarme and the administrator. “Living the colonial condition,” confided Tewfik Farès, “is something! It’s not sociologically or historically speaking. It’s life. And I think that’s all there in it. [...] For a hundred and thirty years, we wait. We hold back. We push back. We hope. At the same time, on different occasions, there are skirmishes, unrest. algeria, algerian war (1954-62)
Released: Jan 01, 1969
Runtime: 97 minutes
Stars: Sid Ahmed Agoumi, Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine), Mohamed Chouikh, Malek Kateb, Brahim Hadjadj, Djohra Bachene
Crew: Tewfik Farès (Director), Georges Moustaki (Music), Rachid Merabtine (Cinematography), Hélène Arnal (Editor), Rabah Dabouz (Editor), Tewfik Farès (Writer)