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A Prophet

2009 · 155 min

A slow, immersive descent into prison hierarchy, tense and morally complex, with moments of surreal haunting.

Tagline
Escaping the prison of life.
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • survival
  • identity
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Jacques Audiard
Written by
Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard
Starring
Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb, Hichem Yacoubi, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Pierre Leccia
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Stéphane Fontaine
Runtime
155 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Arabic, Corsican, French

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