Above the Law (2017 film)

Above the Law
Above the Law
	Film poster
Directed by	;
Produced by	Jacques-Henri Bronckart; Olivier Bronckart
Starring	Lubna Azabal; Olivier Gourmet; Bouli Lanners
Release date	10 December 2017;
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Belgium; France
Language	French

Above the Law (French: Tueurs) is a 2017 Belgian-French crime thriller film directed by and . Frank Valken a career criminal, commits a bank heist with his crew, and is setup by corrupt police, for the murder of a judge investigating the 30 year old unsolved case of the mass murders of Brabant who had been duped into being at the getaway scene, and for killing bystanders who witness the murder.^[1]

Above the Law had its world premiere at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.^[2] It received nine nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Troukens and Hensgens.^[3] It went on to win Best Actress for Lubna Azabal.^[4]

Cast[]

Lubna Azabal as Lucie Tesla
Olivier Gourmet as Frank Valken
Kevin Janssens as Vik
Bouli Lanners as Danny Bouvy
[fr] as Santo
as Nora
Anne Coesens as Hélène
Johan Leysen as Jean Lemoine
Natacha Régnier as Véronique Pirotte
Jean-Louis Sbille as Minister Van Bollen
Slimane Dazi as the prison officer

Reception[]

The film received positive reviews.^[5] Jessica Kiang of Variety wrote: "While hardly boasting the most original of plots, it is informed by an authenticity rare for this popular genre with its pre-packaged tropes and formulae."^[6]^[7]

Accolades[]

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients	Result
Magritte Awards^[3]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	François Troukens and Jean-François Hensgens	Nominated
	Best Actor	Olivier Gourmet	Nominated
	Best Actress	Lubna Azabal	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Bouli Lanners	Nominated
	Most Promising Actress	Bérénice Baoo	Nominated
	Best First Feature Film		Nominated
	Best Sound	Marc Engels, Thomas Gauder and Ingrid Simon	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Jean-François Hensgens	Nominated

References[]

^ Engelen, Aurore. "Tueurs: Pure Belgian crime staged by Versus Production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Kiang, Jessica (8 September 2017). "Venice Film Review: 'Above the Law' (Tueurs)". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^ "Above the Law (Tueurs) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Kiang, Jessica (8 September 2017). "Venice Film Review: 'Above The Law'". Variety.
^ "'Above the Law' ('Tueurs'): Film Review | Venice 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.

External links[]

Above the Law at IMDb

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[1] Engelen, Aurore. "Tueurs: Pure Belgian crime staged by Versus Production". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[2] Kiang, Jessica (8 September 2017). "Venice Film Review: 'Above the Law' (Tueurs)". Variety. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[magritte-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Heyrendt, Hubert (11 January 2019). "Les nommés aux Magritte 2019 sont connus". La Libre Belgique (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[4] Richford, Richford (2 February 2019). "Belgium's Magritte Awards: 'Our Struggles' Takes Top Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 February 2019.

[tomatoes-5] "Above the Law (Tueurs) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes.

[6] Kiang, Jessica (8 September 2017). "Venice Film Review: 'Above The Law'". Variety.

[7] "'Above the Law' ('Tueurs'): Film Review | Venice 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.

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