5.7
Angela
2023
“Escaping the prison of life.”
A Prophet (2009)
August 26, 20092h 35mFR
7.6
1.7K votes
Overview
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 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.
Director
Jacques AudiardWhere to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Budget
$13.0M
Revenue
$17.9M
Production Companies
Why Not ProductionsChic FilmsPage 114UGCFrance 2 CinémaBiM Distribuzione
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User Reviews
Andres Gomez
9.0Great movie in all aspects; great story and script, great cast and great performances. One of the best movies I've watched lately.
CinemaSerf
7.0Tahar Rahim is really good in the dark, gritty and vicious prison drama. His character - "Mailk" is an illiterate eighteen year old who is sent to jail for six years for attacking a police officler. One inside, he has little protection but the clothes he stands up in. The place is governed by "Luciani" (Niels Arestrup). He's a man of Corsican descent who has twenty or so hoodlums to do his bidding and the guards in his pocket. It's the Arabs who are causing him some chagrin so he alights on the newbie to be his instrument of murder. Initially terrified and reluctant, it's soon clear that a cho…
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