A Prophet
“Escaping the prison of life.”
2009•R•2h 35m•7.5•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Jacques Audiard
Writer
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$18M
Languages
Arabic, Corsican, French
Studio
Why Not Productions
Cast
Tahar Rahim
Malik El Djebena
Niels Arestrup
César Luciani
Adel Bencherif
Ryad
Reda Kateb
Jordi
Hichem Yacoubi
Reyeb
Jean-Philippe Ricci
Vettori
Gilles Cohen
Prof
Pierre Leccia
Sampierro
Antoine Basler
Pilicci
Foued Nassah
Antaro
Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
Santi
Frédéric Graziani
Prison Warden
Leïla Bekhti
Djamila
Rabah Loucif
Malik's Lawyer
Slimane Dazi
Lattrache
Production
Company
Why Not Productions
Company
Chic Films
Company
Page 114
Company
UGC
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
BiM Distribuzione
Company
Celluloid Dreams
Producer
Martine Cassinelli
Producer
Marco Cherqui
Producer
Pascal Caucheteux
Producer
Lauranne Bourrachot
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