Outside the Law, directed by Rachid Bouchareb, narrates the story of the massacre at Setif, Algeria, in May 1945. The film tracks the events surrounding three Algerian brothers over a 35-year period, and brings to light aspects of the massacre that had been considered taboo in France.
另一部参赛电影则是讲述一场与主办国法国密切相关冲突。拉契得·波查拉导演的《法外之徒》讲述的是1945年5月在阿尔及利亚的塞提夫所发生的大屠杀。影片围绕三名阿尔及利亚同胞兄弟来讲述整个事件，时间跨度长达35年，揭示了这场一直被法国人视为禁忌的屠杀事件。