null

Un prophéte DVD 2009 A prophet / Directed by Jacques Audiard / Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup

(No reviews yet) Write a Review
$37.99
SKU:
3384442241472
UPC:
3384442241472
Weight:
5.00 Ounces
Adding to cart… The item has been added

Product Overview

Un prophéte DVD 2009 A prophet / Directed by Jacques Audiard / Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup

UPC 3384442241472

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

Audio: French 5.1, French 2.0

Runtime: 156 minutes

 

English Summary:

A Prophet (French: Un prophète) is a 2009 French prison drama-crime film directed by Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Audiard, with Thomas Bidegain, Abdel Raouf Dafri, and Nicolas Peufaillit, from a story by Dafri. The film stars Tahar Rahim in the title role as an imprisoned petty criminal of Algerian origins who rises in the inmate hierarchy, becoming an assassin and drug trafficker as he initiates himself into the Corsican and then Muslim subcultures.

Malik El Djebena, a 19-year-old French youth of Algerian descent, is sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police officers. Alone and illiterate upon his arrival, he falls under the sway of Corsican mobsters, led by César Luciani, who enforces a brutal rule.

The prison is divided between two main factions: the Corsicans and the Muslims. Malik keeps to himself. When Luciani forces him to be the unwilling assassin of Reyeb, a Muslim witness in a trial, Malik gains the protection of the Corsicans despite his North African origin.

Malik serves as a low-level servant to the Corsicans, who treat him with disdain. All the while, he is haunted by visions of the murdered Reyeb.

 

French Summary:

Malik El Djebena, un jeune délinquant de 19 ans condamné à six ans de prison, est dès son arrivée en maison centrale contraint par un clan mafieux corse d'assassiner Reyeb, qui s'apprête à témoigner contre eux. Il devient dès lors le protégé et le larbin de César Luciani qui contrôle l'ensemble de la prison, les petits et gros trafics, avec l'aide de surveillants soudoyés. Petit à petit, il gagne la confiance de César qui décide de lui confier un certain nombre de missions de renseignements et de transmission d'informations avec l'extérieur.

Malik a un « ami imaginaire » : Reyeb. Lors de leur première rencontre dans les douches, celui-ci lui fait des avances sexuelles. C'est ce qui poussera les Corses à faire appel à Malik. Lors de leur entrevue fatidique Reyeb fait preuve d'une certaine bonté envers Malik (il voulait lui donner des livres, lui a conseillé d'apprendre à lire), avant que ce dernier, sous les ordre de César Luciani ne l'égorge. Reyeb lui apparaît associé à des flammes : bougie allumée au bout d'un doigt lors d'un anniversaire, étincelles sur les vêtements.

 

Cast / Distribution:

  • Tahar Rahim as Malik El-Djebena
  • Niels Arestrup as César Luciani
  • Adel Bencherif as Ryad
  • Reda Kateb as Jordi Le Gitan
  • Hichem Yacoubi as Reyeb
  • Jean-Philippe Ricci as Vettori
  • Gilles Cohen as Prof
  • Antoine Basler as Pilicci
  • Leïla Bekhti as Djamila, Ryad's wife
  • Pierre Leccia as Sampierro
  • Foued Nassah as Antaro
  • Jean-Emmanuel Pagni as Santi
  • Frédéric Graziani as Chef de détention
  • Slimane Dazi as Lattrache
  • Alaa Oumouzoune as Rebelled prisoner
  • Salem Kali as Le prisonnier mutin
  • Pascal Henault as Ceccaldi (un corse)
  • Sonia Hell as Une matonne

 

Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by
  • Lauranne Bourrachot
  • Martine Cassinelli
  • Pascal Caucheteux
  • Marco Cherqui
Screenplay by
  • Jacques Audiard
  • Thomas Bidegain
  • Abdel Raouf Dafri
  • Nicolas Peufaillit
Story by Abdel Raouf Dafri
Starring
  • Tahar Rahim
  • Niels Arestrup
  • Adel Bencherif
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography Stéphane Fontaine
Edited by Juliette Welfling
Distributed by UGC Distribution
Release date
  • 16 May 2009 (Cannes)
  • 26 August 2009 (France)
Running time
156 minutes
Country
  • France
  • Italy
Language
  • French
  • Arabic
  • Corsican

 

Reviews

(No reviews yet) Write a Review