A Prophet
Featuring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup & Adel Bencherif
Format: DVD | Rating: 18 years & over
5 out of 5
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Gritty, shocking and unforgettable, A Prophet is an epic crime masterpiece that can't be missed.
A nineteen-year-old troublemaker starts a six year sentence in a notorious prison, a concrete hell where violence is the only language understood. Taken under the wing of a powerful mafia boss, he is initiated into a vicious and brutal way of life. As the years pass, he proves his worth, moving up the ranks within the prison. However, he has his own plans, and they don't involve taking orders from anyone. Using his ruthless cunning to extend his influence beyond the walls of the jail, he arranges drugs runs, hostage exchanges and violent assassinations. Once merely a petty criminal, he is soon on his way to establishing a criminal empire of his own.
Directed by celebrated filmmaker Jacques Audiard (The Beat That My Heart Skipped), A Prophet has become an instant crime classic.
Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not In The English Language.
Average rating (8 reviews)
This is a fantastic take on the Prison movie, Refreshing, Shocking and above all very Entertaining.
The shows the rise to power of a nobody in the prison system.
As a previous reviewer mentioned its not like Scarface but does remind you of that film and also of Godfather Part 1.
The Story is well thought out and has unexpected Twist n Turns along the way.
The movie brushes shoulders with Violence and Compassion, the movie is 2 and a half hours long but this is needed as the characters are given time to be fleshed out. So by the end you know who you are rooting for and why.
The Acting from the Lead actor is Brilliant, but the best performance is by the guy who plays his Boss, he is 10 out of 10 Excellent.
Definitely one to watch. The other 2 French movies that I watched this year that impressed me were HIDDDEN and TELL NO ONE.
Another masterpiece fron the director behind the beat that my heart skipped.this is a dark gritty prison drama telling the story of Malik a convict in a brutal prison, as he slowly gets took under the wing of the French crime boss Caesar he starts to make his own criminal empire. This is a must have for all fans of Foreign crime films.
Had this been in English, it would no doubt have been a chart-topping blockbuster of a hit. This film has action, emotion and an edginess that rarely comes from the major studios. A definite must see for fans of foreign language films.
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