A Prophet

Original title			Un Prophète [2009]
Original lang.			French
Country			France / Italy
Genre			Drama
Rating			16+
Parents			Violence, offensive language, sexual content
Length			2:30
Director			Jacques Audiard
Writer			Jacques Audiard Thomas Bidegain
Studio			Métropole Films
Starring			Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Alaa Oumouzoune Farid Elouardi Gilles Cohen Adel Bencherif Show more... Tahar Rahim Niels Arestrup Alaa Oumouzoune Farid Elouardi Gilles Cohen Adel Bencherif Salem Kali Sonia Hell Antoine Basler Reda Kateb Jean-Philippe Ricci Pascal Henault Jean-Emmanuel Pagni Hichem Yacoubi Foued Nassah

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read nor 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...