Brussels sprouts with crime and corruption in Above the Law (Tueurs), a lean Belgian thriller that's as generic as both its Anglophone and original titles. Starring Dardenne brothers favorite Olivier Gourmet as a veteran robber embarking on the inevitable "one last job," this French co-production has a streak of convincing authenticity in its smaller details, likely traceable to the criminal pedigree of its ex-jailbird co-director/co-writer Francois Troukens.
Since serving six years of a 28-year-sentence for a series of van heists in the 1990s, Troukens has become something of a media celebrity in his native Belgium, and his promotional smarts should...
Since serving six years of a 28-year-sentence for a series of van heists in the 1990s, Troukens has become something of a media celebrity in his native Belgium, and his promotional smarts should...
- 9/5/2017
- by Neil Young
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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