Movie
A Prophet
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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Synopsis
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.
More about A Prophet
Cast
Tahar RahimMalik El Djebena
Niels ArestrupCésar Luciani
Adel BencherifRyad
Hichem YacoubiReyeb
Reda KatebJordi
Jean-Philippe RicciVettori
Gilles CohenProf
Antoine BaslerPilicciCredits
- Directed by
- Jacques Audiard
- Written by
- Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Un prophète
- Budget
- $13M
- Box office
- $17.9M
Production
Why Not ProductionsFrance- Chic FilmsFrance
- Page 114France
UGCFrance
France 2 CinémaFrance
BiM DistribuzioneItaly
