A Prophet poster
Director Jacques Audiard
Screenplay Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain

A Prophet

Original Title: Un prophète

Tagline: Escaping the prison of life.

Release Date: 2009-08-26

Duration: 155 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Tahar Rahim
    Malik El Djebena
  • Leïla Bekhti
    Djamila
  • Reda Kateb
    Jordi
  • Karim Leklou
    Musulman couloir
  • Niels Arestrup
    César Luciani
  • Adel Bencherif
    Ryad
  • Mohamed Makhtoumi
    Tarik
  • Gilles Cohen
    Prof
  • Frédéric Graziani
    Prison Warden
  • Antoine Basler
    Pilicci