A Prophet

From the acclaimed director of The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Jacques Audiard brings us the winner of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, the 2009 London Film Festival and France’s official selection for the 2010 Academy Awards.

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read nor 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 who rules 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. 
But Malik is brave and a fast learner, daring to secretly develop his own plans…

Last edited: 25th August 2010