A Prophet

  • Theatrical - Wide 2009-08-26
Box Office Gross: $17,874,044
Running Time: 155 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Why Not Productions, Chic Films, Page 114, UGC, France 2 Cinéma, BiM Distribuzione, Celluloid Dreams
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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... See more 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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Review: A Prophet

PLOT: A young Arab, Malik (Tahar Rahim) is sentenced to six years in prison. Barely nineteen, and isolated from his Arabic brethren due to his lack of religious convictions, young Malik is easy prey for Luciani (Niels Arestrup), the head...