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A Prophet

ORIGINAL TITLE

Un prophète

YEAR

2009

RUNNING TIME

150 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Jacques Audiard

SCREENWRITER

Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain (Idea: Abdel Raouf Dafri)

COMPOSER

Alexandre Desplat

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Stéphane Fontaine

CAST

Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Alaa Oumouzoune, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb, Hichem Yacoubi, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Pierre Leccia, Antoine Basler, Foued Nassah, Jean-Emmanuel Pagni, Frederic Graziani, Leïla Bekhti

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Why Not Productions / Chic Films / Page 114 / France 2 Cinema / UGC Images / BIM Distribuzione / Celluloid Dreams / Canal + / Cinecinema

AWARDS

2009: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture
2009: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture
2009: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize
2009: BAFTA Awards: Film Not In English Language
2009: European Film Awards: Best Actor, Award excelencia (Sound). 6 Nominations
2009: 9 Awards Cesar, including Best Movie, Director and Actor (Tahar Rahim)
2009: Sevilla Film Festival: Audience Award
2010: Goyas: Nominated for Best European Film
2010: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Niels Arestrup)

GENRE

Drama | Prison drama

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read not write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison, he is given a number of “missions” to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader’s confidence in the process. But Malik is brave and a fast learner, daring to secretly develop his own plans.

PRO REVIEWS

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"The masterful "A Prophet," is an answered prayer for those who believe that revitalizing classic forms with contemporary attitudes makes for the most compelling kind of cinema" (Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times)

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"Director Jacques Audiard scores a triumph of the highest order with the defiant poetry of his vision. A Prophet is a new crime classic (...) Rating: **** (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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