A Prophet (2009)

Original title

Un prophète

Directed by

Jacques Audiard

Genre

drama film, prison film, thriller film, gangster film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 1,747 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young French-Algerian man enters prison as a petty criminal and learns to survive by playing the Corsican mafia against the Maghrebi gangs. Over time he gains power and respect while becoming more ruthless and isolated.

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What happens

A Prophet (French: Un prophète) is a 2009 French prison crime film directed by Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit, from a story by Dafri. The film stars Tahar Rahim in the title role as an imprisoned petty criminal of Algerian origin who rises in the prison hierarchy. He becomes a mob associate and drug trafficker as he is absorbed into the Corsican mafia and then ingratiates himself into the Maghrebi crime syndicate. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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