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A Prophet

A Prophet (2009)

Directed by Jacques Audiard
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Escaping the prison of life.

2h 35min

Overall average

5.0/10

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Plot

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.

Main cast

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Malik El Djebena

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

César Luciani

Adel Bencherif

Adel Bencherif

Ryad

Hichem Yacoubi

Hichem Yacoubi

Reyeb

Reda Kateb

Reda Kateb

Jordi

Jean-Philippe Ricci

Jean-Philippe Ricci

Vettori

Gilles Cohen

Gilles Cohen

Prof

Full cast

ActorRole
Antoine BaslerPilicci
Pierre LecciaSampierro
Foued NassahAntaro
Jean-Emmanuel PagniSanti
Frédéric GrazianiPrison Warden
Leïla BekhtiDjamila
Rabah LoucifMalik's Lawyer
Slimane DaziLattrache
Serge OntenienteSentence enforcement judge
Hervé TémimeProsecutor
Taha LemaiziHassan
Mohamed MakhtoumiTarik
Karim LeklouMuslim in the hallway
Farid LarbiMuslim in the hallway
Guillaume VerdierMichka
Mourad FraremaKhalid
Hakim SidShoes racket
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Nathanaël MaïniGuard Sampierro

Genres

CrimeDrama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleUn prophète
Original languageFrançais (FR)
Spoken languagesالعربية, Français
Production countriesFrance, Italy
StatusReleased
Production companiesWhy Not Productions, Chic Films, Page 114, UGC, France 2 Cinéma, BiM Distribuzione, Celluloid Dreams
Release date26 agosto 2009
ProductionMartine Cassinelli, Marco Cherqui, Pascal Caucheteux, Lauranne Bourrachot, Antonin Dedet, Alix Raynaud
WriterJacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peufaillit
CastingRichard Rousseau, Julien Grossi, Michael Taupin
EditingJuliette Welfling, Margot Meynier, Isabelle Julien, Lionel Cassan
CinematographyStéphane Fontaine, Antonin Gendre, Roger Arpajou, Aurélien Dubois, Marie Spencer, Gregory Pagnier, Thomas Collignon, François Gallet, Mathieu Le Bothlan
Assistant directorsJacques Audiard
LightingXavier Cholet, Sébastien Plessis, Luc Reyrolle, Ludovic Petit, Guillaume Gouas
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Camera operatorsMarie Spencer, Stéphane Fontaine, Antonin Gendre, Roger Arpajou, Aurélien Dubois, Gregory Pagnier, Thomas Collignon, François Gallet, Mathieu Le Bothlan
Additional photographyStéphane Fontaine, Antonin Gendre, Roger Arpajou, Aurélien Dubois, Marie Spencer, Gregory Pagnier, Thomas Collignon, François Gallet, Mathieu Le Bothlan
Production designMichel Barthélémy, Karim Lagati, Anne Pelosi, Bruno Via, Martinus Van Lunen, Lionel Mathis, Thibaut Peschard, Etienne Rohde, Geraldine Scaramela, Boris Piot, Pascal Le Guellec, Fred Grivois, Matthieu Genin, Marie Eynard, Manuel Mougin
Art directionAnne Pelosi, Bruno Via, Lionel Mathis, Etienne Rohde, Pascal Le Guellec, Michel Barthélémy, Karim Lagati, Martinus Van Lunen, Thibaut Peschard, Geraldine Scaramela, Boris Piot, Fred Grivois, Matthieu Genin, Marie Eynard, Manuel Mougin
Set decorationBoris Piot, Michel Barthélémy, Karim Lagati, Anne Pelosi, Bruno Via, Martinus Van Lunen, Lionel Mathis, Thibaut Peschard, Etienne Rohde, Geraldine Scaramela, Pascal Le Guellec, Fred Grivois, Matthieu Genin, Marie Eynard, Manuel Mougin
Special effectsOlivier Robert, Julien Poncet de la Grave, Sebastien Alagnon, David Luce, Olivier Marais, Jean-Christophe Bourgeois
Visual effectsMartial Vallanchon, Stephanie Saillard, Vincent Frei, Julien Poncet de la Grave, Fabrice Fernandez, Yoann Copinet, Benoit Philippon
MusicAlexandre Desplat, Cyrille Richard, Michel Monier, Stephane Rabeau, Marc Doisne, Philippe Penot, Brigitte Taillandier, Dominique Eyraud, Rafael Ridao, Florian Penot, Edouard d'Heucqueville, Francis Wargnier, Caroline Reynaud, Benjamin Viau, Jean-Paul Hurier
SoundAlexandre Desplat, Cyrille Richard, Michel Monier, Stephane Rabeau, Marc Doisne, Philippe Penot, Brigitte Taillandier, Dominique Eyraud, Rafael Ridao, Florian Penot, Edouard d'Heucqueville, Francis Wargnier, Caroline Reynaud, Benjamin Viau, Jean-Paul Hurier
Costume designVirginie Montel, Isabelle Pannetier, Alexandra Bredin, Pierre Chavialle, Elfie Carlier, Paulette Ribot, Olivia Lahougue, Emmanuel Pitois, Frédérique Ney, Alice Robert, Laurence Boulet
MakeupFrédérique Ney, Alice Robert, Virginie Montel, Alexandra Bredin, Pierre Chavialle, Elfie Carlier, Paulette Ribot, Olivia Lahougue, Emmanuel Pitois, Isabelle Pannetier, Laurence Boulet
HairstylingPierre Chavialle, Virginie Montel, Alexandra Bredin, Elfie Carlier, Paulette Ribot, Olivia Lahougue, Emmanuel Pitois, Frédérique Ney, Alice Robert, Isabelle Pannetier, Laurence Boulet
Budget13.000.000 €
Revenue17.874.044 €

Release dates

Premiere

France / May 16, 2009 / Cannes Film Festival

Poland / Aug 01, 2009 / Film and Art Festival Two Riversides

United States / Sep 05, 2009 / Telluride Film Festival

Spain / Sep 22, 2009 / Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival

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Thailand / Sep 25, 2009 / Bangkok International Film Festival

Canada / Sep 30, 2009 / R / Edmonton International Film Festival

United Kingdom / Oct 24, 2009 / BFI London Film Festival

Argentina / Nov 09, 2009 / +16 / Mar del Plata Film Festival

Hong Kong / Dec 04, 2009 / French Cinepanorama Film Festival

United Arab Emirates / Dec 10, 2009 / Dubai International Film Festival

Serbia / Feb 26, 2010 / Belgrade Film Festival

Japan / Mar 19, 2010 / Festival du Film Français au Japon

Philippines / Dec 05, 2010 / Cinemanila International Film Festival

Limited release

Lebanon / Jan 01, 2010

Australia / Feb 11, 2010 / MA 15+

United States / Feb 26, 2010 / R

Canada / Mar 05, 2010 / 18A

Theatrical release

Belgium / Aug 26, 2009

France / Aug 26, 2009 / 12

Russia / Oct 08, 2009 / 18+

Hungary / Nov 12, 2009 / 16

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Kazakhstan / Nov 13, 2009

Czechia / Dec 03, 2009 / 15

Greece / Dec 03, 2009

Portugal / Dec 31, 2009 / M/16

Ireland / Jan 22, 2010 / 16

United Kingdom / Jan 22, 2010 / 18

Hong Kong / Jan 28, 2010 / III

Netherlands / Feb 04, 2010 / 16

Denmark / Feb 25, 2010 / 15

Spain / Feb 26, 2010 / 18

Germany / Mar 11, 2010 / 16

South Korea / Mar 11, 2010 / 19

Romania / Mar 12, 2010

Taiwan / Mar 12, 2010

Lithuania / Mar 18, 2010

Finland / Mar 19, 2010 / K-18

Italy / Mar 19, 2010 / T

Norway / Mar 19, 2010 / 15

Sweden / Mar 19, 2010 / 15

United States / Mar 26, 2010 / R

Israel / Apr 01, 2010

Poland / May 21, 2010 / 16

Brazil / Jun 18, 2010 / 18

Mexico / Aug 06, 2010

Digital

Switzerland / Sep 02, 2009 / 14

Ireland / Jan 22, 2010 / 18

Japan / Mar 19, 2010 / R18+

Physical media

Russia / Dec 10, 2009 / 18+

Greece / Mar 16, 2010 / DVD

Netherlands / May 17, 2010 / 16 / Blu ray

Argentina / Oct 06, 2010 / +16 / DVD

TV

Netherlands / Nov 02, 2013 / 16 / Nederland 2

France / Jan 11, 2026 / LCP - Public Sénat

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