Film

A Prophet

2009 · 2h 35m · Crime · Drama

Escaping the prison of life.

IMDb

7.8

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

90

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.

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

Pierre Leccia

Sampierro

Foued Nassah

Antaro

Jean-Emmanuel Pagni

Santi

Frédéric Graziani

Prison Warden

Leïla Bekhti

Djamila

Rabah Loucif

Malik's Lawyer

Slimane Dazi

Lattrache

Serge Onteniente

Sentence enforcement judge

• Jacques AudiardDirector · Screenplay
• Thomas BidegainScreenplay
• Martine CassinelliProducer
• Marco CherquiProducer
• Pascal CaucheteuxProducer
• Lauranne BourrachotProducer
• Stéphane FontaineDirector of Photography
• Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
• Juliette WelflingEditor
• Richard RousseauCasting

'A Prophet' Trailer

Release date

August 26, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 35m

Rated

R

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$17,874,044

Genres

Crime, Drama

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