A Prophet
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7.6Sentenced 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 the confidence of the Corsican group.
Released: 2009-08-26155 minDir: Jacques AudiardCrime, Drama
Cast
- Tahar Rahim as Malik El Djebena
- Niels Arestrup as César Luciani
- Adel Bencherif as Ryad
- Hichem Yacoubi as Reyeb
- Reda Kateb as Jordi
- Jean-Philippe Ricci as Vettori
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Key dates
- Published
- 11 March 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 22nd European Film Awards
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Arabic
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Jacques Audiard
- Composer
- Alexandre Desplat
- Cinematographer
- Stéphane Fontaine
- Narrative location
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2000s prison drama films2009 Arabic-language films2009 crime drama films2009 films2009 French films2009 French-language films2009 multilingual filmsArabic-language crime drama filmsBAFTA winners (films)Best Film César Award winnersBest Film, London Film Festival winnersBest Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award winners