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A Prophet

A Prophet

7,6 /10 (1,736 Votes)
2009 FR 155 min

Overview

Sentenced 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.

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Release date

26/08/2009

Votes

1,736

Popularity

2.5

Escaping the prison of life.

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Status

Released

Original title

Un prophète

Language

FR

Runtime

155 min

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$17,874,044

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Andres Gomez

2013-11-07

⭐ 9

Great movie in all aspects; great story and script, great cast and great performances. One of the best movies I've watched lately.

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-04-20

⭐ 7

Tahar Rahim is really good in the dark, gritty and vicious prison drama. His character - "Mailk" is an illiterate eighteen year old who is sent to jail for six years for attacking a police officler. One inside, he has little protection but the clothes he stands up in. The place is governed by "Luciani" (Niels Arestrup). He's a man of Corsican descent who has twenty or so hoodlums to do his bidding and the guards in his pocket. It's the Arabs who are causing him some chagrin so he alights on the newbie to be his instrument of murder. Initially terrified and reluctant, it's soon clear that a cho…

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