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A prophet (Un prophète) - Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Giles Cohen, Jacques Audiard
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Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim), part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or 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 currently ruling 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. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans…
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film crime drama France French prison inmate Arab jail organised gang international racism drugs
Persons of interest
- Tahar Rahim .... Malik El Djebena
- Niels Arestrup .... César Luciani
- Adel Bencherif .... Ryad
- Hichem Yacoubi .... Reyeb
- Reda Kateb .... Jordi
- Jean-Philippe Ricci .... Vettori
- Gilles Cohen .... Prof
- Antoine Basler .... Pilicci
- Leïla Bekhti .... Djamila
- Pierre Leccia .... Sampierro
- Foued Nassah .... Antaro
- Jean-Emmanuel Pagni .... Santi
- Taha Lemaizi .... Hassan
- Mohamed Makhtoumi .... Tarik
- Mamadou Minte .... Latif
- Guillaume Verdier .... Michka
- Mourad Frarema .... Khalid
- Pascal Henault .... Ceccaldi
- Mustapha Benstiti .... Caillera
- Gilles Bellomi .... Gardien
- Malaïc Mekeri .... Belmont
- Cindy Danel .... Sophie
- Abdelaziz Mahtou .... Mohamed Gazil
- Thomas Bidegain .... Screenwriter
- Jacques Audiard .... Screenwriter
- Abdel Raouf Dafri .... Screenwriter
- Nicolas Peufaillit .... Screenwriter
- Jacques Audiard .... Director
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- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2010: Nominated: Best foreign language film (France)
- Cannes Film Festival 2009: Won: Grand Prize of the Jury (Jacques Audiard); Nominated: Golden Palm (Jacques Audiard)
- NB: Arabic, Corsican and French language dialogue with English language subtitles
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Theatrical report
It seems that Arab-related organised crime is on the increase in France. Those dusky criminals are everywhere. If it's not illegal migration it's running drugs and standover tactics. Racism. Violence. Sounds like Gangs of New York. In France. With French accents. And none of that silly romance stuff. This film is about crime and criminals, not Romeo and Juliet. Go hard or go home.
The crime, drama, France movie A prophet (Un prophète) is directed by Jacques Audiard and stars Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Giles Cohen.
Government security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Strong violence, sex scenes and coarse language)
Surveillance time
155 minutes (2:35 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 11 February 2010
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