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A Prophet

Original title: Un prophète · Turkish title: Yeraltı Peygamberi

“Escaping the prison of life.”

2009 · 2 h 35 min
Directed by Jacques Audiard · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema
CrimeDrama

Cast

Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Adel Bencherif

Credits

Written by: Thomas Bidegain

Plot

Malik, a young French-Arab man, is sent to prison at nineteen, illiterate and alone. He is forced to carry out a murder for the Corsican mob boss César Luciani, who then protects him. Over six years, Malik learns and builds his own network, rising in the prison hierarchy. Jacques Audiard's 2009 film, with Tahar Rahim, won the Grand Prix at Cannes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jacques Audiard follows a young Arab prisoner who rises in a French prison's criminal hierarchy. Gritty and absorbing, with Tahar Rahim's quiet rise, it is a prison film with a fresh perspective.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Awards

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (108,517 votes)
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