A Prophet
A Prophet (French: Un prophète) is a 2009 French prison crime film directed by Jacques Audiard with a screenplay by Audiard, 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 origin who rises in the prison hierarchy, becoming a mob associate and drug trafficker as he is absorbed into the Corsican mafia and then ingratiates himself into the Maghrebi crime syndicate.
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| Running time | 155 minutes
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| Budget | $13 million
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| Box office | $17.9 million
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Malik El Djebena: If I was making fun, I'd never have told you.
- To ensure the authenticity of the prison experience, Jacques Audiard hired former convicts as advisers and extras.
- The director met Tahar Rahim when they shared an automobile ride from another film set. Niels Arestrup plays a villain in Jacques Audiard's previous film.
- Though Niels Arestrup, who plays the terrifying Corsican crime lord who runs the prison, was in Jacques Audiard's previous film, the director met Tahar Rahim, who plays Malik, when they shared an automobile ride from another film set.
- France's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010.
- To insure the authenticity of the prison experience, Jacques Audiard hired former convicts as advisers and extras.
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