A Prophet (2009)
Original title: Un prophète
Escaping the prison of life.
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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Tahar RahimMalik El Djebena
Niels ArestrupCésar Luciani
Adel BencherifRyad
Hichem YacoubiReyeb
Reda KatebJordi
Jean-Philippe RicciVettori
Gilles CohenProf
Antoine BaslerPilicciPierre LecciaSampierro
Foued NassahAntaro
Jean-Emmanuel PagniSanti
Frédéric GrazianiPrison WardenKeywords
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What is A Prophet about?
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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A Prophet has a runtime of 155 minutes.
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