PROPHETE, UN (A Prophet)
directed by:Jacques Audiard
written by:: Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain based on an original idea by Abdel Raouf Dafri after an original screenplay by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Nicolas Peufaillit
produced by: Chic Filmks, Page 114, Why Not Productions
Director of photography: Stéphane Fontaine
Main cast:
Tahar Rahim (Malik El Djebena)
Niels Arestrup (César Luciani)
Abdel Bencherif (Ryad)
Reda Kateb (Jordi le gitan)
Hichem Yacoubi (Reyeb)
A PROPHET
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…