A Prophet Movie Overview

A Prophet - Overview

Genre: Drama

Opened: Feb 26, 2010 Run Time: 2hrs 34min

Cast: Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Adel Bencherif Reda Kateb

Director: Jacques Audiard

Producer: Pascal Caucheteux Martine Cassinelli

Synopsis

A Prophet: 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 u... Read More

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Box Office Data
# Weeks	18

# Total Gross	$2.1M

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Trailers & Video Clips (3)

A man learns the ropes of organized crime in prison in this trailer for the drama

Photos (14)

A Prophet

Foreign Theatrical Distributor:

UGC International

Foreign Theatrical Distributor:

Cinemien Productions

Foreign Theatrical Distributor:

Optimum Releasing

Foreign Theatrical Distributor:

ABC Distribution (Belgium)

Foreign Distribution Sales:

Celluloid Dreams

Domestic Distribution Rights:

Sony Pictures Classics

Foreign Distribution Rights:

Sony Pictures Classics

Domestic Video Distributor:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Theatrical Distributor:

Aerofilms, s.r.o.

Theatrical Distributor:

Alta Films

Cast & Crew (12)

Tahar Rahim

Niels Arestrup

Adel Bencherif

Reviews (2)

Tampa Movie Examiner

By Joe Belcastro

Critic Rating:

Apr 07, 2010

Coming to the Tampa Bay market on April 9th is the Oscar nominated flick A Prophet. Toward the end of the award season, Prophet came out of nowhere as many critic associations heralded this as the new front-runner for best foreign film. It was being compared to classics like Scareface. The Frenc ...

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RollingStone

Critic Rating:

Feb 25, 2010

Oscar-nominated as Best Foreign Language Film from France, A Prophet is a prison film like The Godfather is a gangster film. Meaning this knockout punch of a thriller surpasses its trappings to speak in a universal language about the ways power corrupts the human condition. Newcomer Tahar Rahim is ...

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A Prophet - Overview