

A Prophet
Escaping the prison of life.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13M
- Box office
- $17.9M
- Language
- Arabic
- prison
- muslim
- gangster
- arabian
- protection
- money
- murder
- mafia
- spirit
- cruelty
- drugs
- inmate
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
France, Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival5 Sept 2009
- PremiereSundance Film Festival22 Jan 2010
- Theatrical (limited)R26 Feb 2010
- TheatricalR26 Mar 2010
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival24 Oct 2009
- Theatrical1822 Jan 2010
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PremiereDubai International Film Festival10 Dec 2009
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical (limited)MA 15+11 Feb 2010
CanadaCA
- PremiereREdmonton International Film Festival30 Sept 2009
- Theatrical (limited)18A5 Mar 2010
ArgentinaAR
- Premiere+16Mar del Plata Film Festival9 Nov 2009
- Physical+16DVD6 Oct 2010
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical26 Aug 2009
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1818 Jun 2010
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical153 Dec 2009
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1525 Feb 2010
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1819 Mar 2010
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 2009
- Theatrical1226 Aug 2009
- TVLCP - Public Sénat11 Jan 2026
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A Prophet was released on 26 August 2009.
Audience reviews
2- A9/10
Andres Gomez
11/7/2013
Great movie in all aspects; great story and script, great cast and great performances. One of the best movies I've watched lately.
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/20/2024
Tahar Rahim is really good in the dark, gritty and vicious prison drama. His character - "Mailk" is an illiterate eighteen year old who is sent to jail for six years for attacking a police officler. One inside, he has little protection but the clothes he stands up in. The place is governed by "Luciani" (Niels Arestrup). He's a man of Corsican descent who has twenty or so hoodlums to do his bidding and the guards in h…
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