A Prophet

A Prophet

155 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 26, 2009

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.

A Prophet

155 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 26, 2009

A Prophet
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Canal+, BIM Distribuzione, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Why Not Productions, Celluloid Dreams, CinéCinéma, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), Région Ile-de-France, France 2, Sofica Soficinéma 4, Sofica UGC 1, Page 114, Chic Films, Conseil Régional de Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur, Soficinéma 5
Original title Un prophète
Directors Jacques Audiard
Writers Nicolas Peufaillit, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Jacques Audiard

Cast

Tahar Rahim

as Malik El Djebena

Niels Arestrup

as César Luciani

Adel Bencherif

as Ryad

Hichem Yacoubi

as Reyeb

Reda Kateb

as Jordi

Jean-Philippe Ricci

as Vettori

Gilles Cohen

as Prof

Antoine Basler

as Pilicci

Pierre Leccia

as Sampierro

Foued Nassah

as Antaro

Frédéric Graziani

as Prison Warden

Leïla Bekhti

as Djamila

Rabah Loucif

as Malik's Lawyer

Slimane Dazi

as Lattrache

Serge Onteniente

as Le juge d'application des peines

Hervé Témime

as Le procureur

Taha Lemaizi

as Hassan

Karim Leklou

as Musulman couloir

Farid Larbi

as Musulman couloir

Guillaume Verdier

as Michka

Mourad Frarema

as Khalid

Hakim Sid

as Shoes racket

Nathanaël Maïni

as Garde Sampierro