A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009)

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Malik's «Un Prophete» is a special case. Why start from point zero. Tucked in jail empty and uneducated, an 'astray' boy, a hooligan who has the most unfortunate. And out of jail ... Don Corleone! The foundation says Audiard, who would serve as prisons, which should be smoothly integrates the black sheep in the herd, it works as a school illegal.
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Um drama prisional elaboradamente delineado numa França contemporânea onde novas leis do governo Sarkozy acerca da repatriação de prisioneiros tem impacto direto no rumo das personagens. O protagonista, Malik El Djebena, órfão francês de origem árabe condenado a seis anos de prisão, o motivo pelo qual entrou é irrelevante, “Un Prophète”(2009) irá revelar os fatores definitivos num ... read more

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