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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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