Above the Law (2017 film)

Above the Law (French: Tueurs) is a 2017 Belgian-French crime thriller film directed by François Troukens and Jean-François Hensgens. 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
Film poster
Directed byFrançois Troukens
Jean-François Hensgens
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
Olivier Bronckart
StarringLubna Azabal
Olivier Gourmet
Bouli Lanners
Release date
  • 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

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

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
  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.
  3. 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.
  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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