A Prophet
Un prophète
“ Escaping the prison of life. ”
CINEMA2009-08-26
DIGITAL2009-09-02
RegionFR / IT
Runtime155 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A sleek, gritty French crime epic detailing the intellectual and ruthless criminal education of a young prison inmate.”
Storyline
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins t...
DIRECTOR / Director
Jacques Audiard
KEYWORDS
prisonmuslimgangsterarabianprotectionmoneymurdermafiaspiritcrueltydrugsinmatebriberyarabcorsicanfrench algerianmarseillebrutal violence
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