A Prophet

7.6 2009 Jacques Audiard 2h 35m
Crime Drama
A Prophet

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 th

Cast

Tahar Rahim Tahar Rahim Malik El Djebena
Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup César Luciani
Adel Bencherif Adel Bencherif Ryad
Hichem Yacoubi Hichem Yacoubi Reyeb
Reda Kateb Reda Kateb Jordi
Jean-Philippe Ricci Jean-Philippe Ricci Vettori
Gilles Cohen Gilles Cohen Prof
Antoine Basler Antoine Basler Pilicci

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Double Feature Pairings

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