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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Movie Review
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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3mnkids says:
August 19, 2010Im a huge fan crime movies and this one blew me away. I found myself actually feeling sorry for Luciani at the end and I shouldn't have. He certainly didn't deserve my sympathy but Arestrup plays the part so convincingly I couldn't help myself. Another recent crime/prison drama is Cell 211(Celda 211) while not as good as A prophet it comes pretty close.