A Prophet (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	February 26, 2010 (LA/NY)
On DVD:	August 3, 2010
Genre:	Crime, Drama, Foreign
Director:	Jacques Audiard
Writer:	Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard
Cast:	Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler, Leïla Bekhti, Foued Nassah, Jean-Emmanuel Pagni, Frédéric Graziani, Slimane Dazi
AKA:	Un prophete
Studio:	Sony Pictures Classics
Official site:	sonyclassics.com/aprophet
Running Time:	150 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong violence, sexual content, nudity, language and drug material

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read not write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison, he is given a number of "missions" to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader's confidence in the process. But Malik is brave and a fast...

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Nominated for Best Foreign Language Picture at this year's Academy Awards, Jacques Audiard's A Prophet (Un prophète), about a young Arab man who is sentenced to six years in prison, is a moving, enthralling piece of work that wholeheartedly delivers on its promise of crime, drama and suspense.

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