A Prophet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jacques Audiard
Foued Nassah
Reda Kateb
Adel Bencherif
Jean-emmanuel Pagni
Tahar Rahim
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or 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 currently ruling 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. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans.
Director
Jacques Audiard
Cast
Foued Nassah
Reda Kateb
Adel Bencherif
Jean-emmanuel Pagni
Tahar Rahim
Hichem Yacoubi
Jean-philippe Ricci
Antoine Basler
Gilles Cohen
Leila Bekhti
Niels Arestrup
Frederic Graziani
Slimane Dazi
Pierre Leccia
Crew
Roger Arpajou
Jacques Audiard
Michel Barthtltmy
Thomas Bidegain
Martine Cassinelli
Martine Cassinelli
Pascal Caucheteux
Pierre Chavialle
Marco Cherqui
Jean-michel Correia
Abdel Raouf Dafri
Abdel Raouf Dafri
Alexandre Desplat
Marc Doisne
Sttphane Fontaine
Sttphane Fontaine
Jean-paul Hurier
Frederic Junqua
Beatrice Mauduit
Virginie Montel
Frederique Ney
Serge Onteniente
Nicolas Peufaillit
Richard Rousseau
Gregoire Sorlat
Brigitte Taillandier
Nathalie Vierny
Francis Wargnier
Juliette Welfling
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Film by the London Critics' Circle.
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Foreign Language Film by the National Board of Review (NBR).
Winner of the 2009 Orange Award for Best Foreign Language Film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Winner of the Best Film award at the 2009 London Film Festival.
Winner of the Grand Prix at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter February 26, 2010
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States September 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Released in United States 2010
Released in United States January 2010
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Spotlight on France) October 1-16, 2009.
Shown at London Film Festival (Galas & Special Screenings) October 14-29, 2009.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 27-February 7, 2010.
Sony Pictures Classics acquired North American, Latin American and Australian distribution rights at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter February 26, 2010
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 30-November 7, 2009.)
Nominated for the 2009 Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film by Film Independent (FIND).
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi-Pearls) September 18-26, 2009.)
Released in United States September 2009 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 4-7, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Spotlight on France) October 1-16, 2009.)
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at London Film Festival (Galas & Special Screenings) October 14-29, 2009.)
Released in United States 2010 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 27-February 7, 2010. )
Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spotlight: Narrative) January 21-31, 2010.)
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