A Prophet (2009/2010)

A Prophet

Left to Right: Niels Arestrup as Cesar and Tahar Rahim as Malik. Photo taken by Roger Arpajou, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

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Also Known As: Un Prophete

Opened: 02/26/2010 Limited

Limited02/26/2010
Village East05/07/2010 - 05/15/20109 days
Village East05/21/2010 - 06/17/201028 days
DVD08/03/2010

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Genre: Foreign

Rated: R for strong violence, sexual content, nudity, language and drug material

Synopsis

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, 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 up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans...

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