A Prophet details
| Formats: | 18 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Gilles Cohen |
| Director: | Jacques Audiard |
| Genres: | Drama - Romantic, World Cinema - French |
| Studio: | ELEVATION |
| Original title | Un prophete |
| Collections: | 2011's Top Films, Award Winners, Banged Up, Behind Bars, Best of London Film Festival, Decades: 00s, Festival Favourites, French Thrillers |
| Name | Discs | |
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A Prophet |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 35 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 07 Jun 2010 |
| Main languages: | French |
| Subtitles: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMThis gripping French prison drama comes highly recommended...
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A Prophet
By JuneMong (2 reviews) from London , 23 Jan 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
Not just one of the best gangster films I've seen in a decade but one of the best films. Period. Niels Arestrup is excellent as the Corsican kingpin Cesar Luciani. Newcomer Tahar Rahim impresses at all levels as Maghrebin Malik El Djebena, who has the street intelligence of a young man with an innate sense of survival, with restraint and realism. Malik perpetrates enough violence to survive but never any more than he needs. He also straddles the ethnic rivalries and racism between the Italians, the Egyptians, the Maghrebin, the Corsicans etc and comes out on top. Director Jacques Audiard first got the idea for this film when he showed his 2008 film The Beat My Heart Skipped in a French prison & was appalled by the conditions he saw there. His previous films: A Self Made Hero, Read My Lips, The Beat My Heart Skipped. Must see!- Was this review helpful to you?
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(292)AWT stole the show
By Marmalord (7 reviews) from South Croydon , 26 Apr 20112 and a half hours, French with the subtitles, set in prison. Casting TV chef Anthony Worrell Thompson as a Corsican gangster was a maverik choice, but I liked it anyway. Four stars some funny bits ****- Was this review helpful to you?
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A Prophet
By phabphil (4 reviews) from radlett , 23 Apr 2011Brilliant movie, gripping, realistic, beautifully shot. Two and a half hours flew past, watch it whilst alert though, five stars- Was this review helpful to you?
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loved it
By watchalot1973 (5 reviews) , 22 Apr 2011This was a excellent delve into french gangster movies theres something for everybody in this movie the violence is what it is brutal and honest in equal measure- Was this review helpful to you?
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In Your Face
By Brora (2 reviews) , 18 Apr 2011I lived in France for many years and was fascinated by their film making skills. This is no exception. However,The hard hitting reality of this film seems to border on overkill as sometimes the suggestion of the situations featured, would be enough. I have rated this film according to personal taste, obviously but would recommend it to one less sensitive to on-screen brutality.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A tale of prision politics & power!
By Rob (6 reviews) from London, UK , 15 Apr 2011A powerful, strong story of prison politics & power. There are times in the film where you feel part of the setup...another prisoner if you will observing the goings on...well worth a watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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