UN PROPHÈTE

In the organizer's words:

German title: EIN PROPHET

Malik El Djebena, half Arab, half Corsican, is 19 years old and can neither read nor write. He is sentenced to six years in prison. When he arrives in prison all alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other prisoners. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang that currently rules the prison, he is given a series of "assignments" that toughen him up and earn him the gang leader's trust. Malik learns quickly and rises through the prison hierarchy while secretly plotting his own schemes.
A Prophet was awarded the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes in 2009. The film brought the then 27-year-old Tahar Rahim to fame.

Condamné à six ans de prison, Malik El Djebena, 19 years, ne sait ni lire, ni écrire. On his arrival in Central, alone in the world, he seems younger and more fragile than the other detainees. However, he dies at the hands of a group of corsair prisoners who take up arms in the prison. During the "missions" that are entrusted to him, he is endangered and gains the trust of his cohorts. But, very soon, Malik discreetly develops his own network.

France 2010 by Jacques Audiard, 150 min. Original version with German subtitles, FSK 16
Cast:inside: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Adel Bencherif

Price information:

9/7 (reduced) Euro