A Prophet
Discovery
Release date: 22 January 2010
Running time: 155 mins
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Mahar Rahim
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Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, this is a stunning, mould-breaking crime thriller from the acclaimed director of The Beat That My Heart Skipped.
Nineteen year-old Malik (Tahar Rahim) is condemned to six years in prison. Arriving in jail friendless and alone with no-one to protect him, he soon finds himself drawn into the brutal violence and gang warfare of daily prison life. Taken under the wing of a powerful boss, Malik is initiated into the criminal ranks. Once on the outside, he is entrusted with more and more important missions. But Malik is brave and a fast learner and secretly has his own plans that don't involve taking orders from anyone else. Jacques Audiard, acclaimed director of The Beat That My Heart Skipped, now brings us the winner of the 2009 Grand Prix at Cannes. A Prophet also won the Best Film award at the 2009 London Film Festival and is already being hailed by critics as a classic.
Screenplay: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Distributor: Optimum
You should see it because: Director Jacques Audiard serves up a crime fable full of brutal beauty.
See it if you liked: Romanzo Criminale (2005), Gomorrah (2008), Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
