A Prophet

A Prophet

By Jacques Audiard

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2010-02-26
  • Advisory Rating: R
  • Runtime: 2h 35min
  • Director: Jacques Audiard
  • Production Company: Why Not Productions
  • Production Country: France, Italy
  • iTunes Price: USD 12.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
7.6/10
7.6
From 1,436 Ratings

Description

An impressionable and vulnerable Arabic man gets thrust into a hellish prison, and ironically discovers greater opportunities for success than he ever possessed outside of the bars, in this violent melodrama from French succès d’estime Jacques Audiard (The Beat That My Heart Skipped). Tahar Rahim stars as Malik El Djebena, a petty criminal incarcerated for six years. Once inside and subjected to all of the standard brutalities that most prisoners endure (including a rough strip search), he is quickly educated in the "ways" of the prison, an institution torn violently between gangs of Corsicans and Arabs. The head Corsican thug, César Luciani (Niels Arestrup), offers Malik an ultimatum: either he rubs out an Arab inmate named Reyeb (Hichem Yacoubi), or he himself dies. Not only does Malik succeed with the hit, he earns the begrudging respect of the other prisoners, and -- after securing several days' release for good behavior -- uses off-time to forge a deeper and more multi-layered network of criminal ties than he ever dreamed possible. But as his own power and confidence grow, they threaten to outstrip César's own insistence on submission and obedience at all costs.

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  • Very good movie

    4
    By Boriken71
    Well worth to watch.
  • a brilliant gangster story

    5
    By papababoo
    Playing out between warring groups from Italy, France and Arabic countries, this film starts out as a prison story and later broadens the plot into the outside world of drug cartels, mafia and Muslim gangs. This story of a young French/Arab convict and his ascent from servant to boss provides an interesting view into the European crime world and its far reaches from inside the prisons across all of Europe. Great acting and directing.
  • Master Piece!

    5
    By kswiss7
    The Story and Character Arc are so amazing, the film is excellent.
  • Great!!!!!!

    5
    By Jenestarr
    Now that's how you make a film.
  • At first i was annoyed i had to buy it.

    5
    By treecityfan
    But then i did and watched it and honestly, iTunes just saved me money because after you watch it you will want to own it anyway. Incredibly well done, The Godfather of Euro crime movies.
  • *****

    5
    By Cesarjpe
    This movie deserve five stars best i seen in years
  • Vertu good

    5
    By Johnny0444
    Very good, intelligent movie. Worth every penny
  • The Best Film of the Decade

    5
    By Extra Meat
    Never have I ever seen a character evolve on screen more completely than Malick El Djebna, an Algerian-French minority at a French prison. The mixture of art house character development and B-movie action and suspense is the reason for it's merited wide critical acclaim.
  • Wow!!!

    5
    By Really!!!???
    I'm not one to ever rent a foreign language film, but I'm glad I took advantage of this .99 cent offer, really glad :-) if you're a fan of the Godfather then you'll just love this, don't be turned off by the length either, you'll never notice it until it's over and you'll be wanting more; definitely open for a part II and hope it happens. Enjoy :-)
  • Fantastic movie for 99c.

    5
    By myvideopodcast
    Fantastic movie for 99c. Wonderful storytelling. Grab it now.

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