A Prophet (Un prophète ) (2009)

A Complete Review of Jacques Audiard's work (10 movies items)

" Cast : Tahar Rahim What was it about? A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison. My two cents: Well, I wasn't disappointed, that's for sure. Indeed, it was pretty much a masterpiece and easily one of the best French movies I have seen during the last 10 years. I was already impressed by Audiard's previous directing effort, 'De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté', but this movie was even better. Basically, it was one of the grimmest, dreariest jail dramas I have ever seen and, compared to"

300 & 99 From The 1st Decade Of The New Millennium (399 movies items)

"An Algerian/French citizen with a history of petty crimes finally commits one worthy of several years in prison. Once he enters, he immediately discovers that there a system within the system, one of which he must assimilate into quickly if he is to survive and find his place in the heirarchy. A position which begins to rise as his time goes by. Whenever a discussion of the best mobster or prison movies comes up, the name of A Prophet rarely comes up. Which is in itself, a crime, since it really"

2020: Others (341 movies items)

"Davvero ammirevole questo film di formazione in ambiente carcerario: il giovane Malik solo la prigione conosce e lì fa carriera voltando abilmente a proprio favore i contrasti tra le varie correnti mafiose (i corsi, gli italiani, gli arabi). Ne esce un noir cupo e gelido (gli scoppi di violenza sono pochissimi) guidato da un'attenta costruzione dei caratteri in cui brillano le interpretazioni di Tahar Rahim e Niels Arestrup: fra le mura, il potere dei loro personaggi si trasferisce ineluttabile"

1001 Movies ... my own version (2000's) (100 movies items)

" Notes: It is easily one of the best French movies I have seen during the last 10 years. I was already impressed by Audiard's previous directing effort, 'De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté', but this movie was even better. Basically, it was one of the grimmest, dreariest jail dramas I have ever seen and, compared to this movie, 'The Shawshank Redemption' was a pretty much a disney flick. Indeed, the jail was so dirty, so depressing, they tell you about reintegration but how could you become a b"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: It is easily one of the best French movies I have seen during the last 10 years. I was already impressed by Audiard's previous directing effort, 'De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté', but this movie was even better. Basically, it was one of the grimmest, dreariest jail dramas I have ever seen and, compared to this movie, 'The Shawshank Redemption' was a pretty much a disney flick. Indeed, the jail was so dirty, so depressing, they tell you about reintegration but how could you become a b"

Anautix' favourite French Films (since 1990) (78 movies items)

"French title: Un prophète Director: Jacques Audiard (FRA)"

My Movie Highlights of 2009 (64 movies items)

"my rating: 7,5"

Anautix' Movie Diary 2018 (163 movies items)

"02.01.2018 my rating: 7,5"

My Favorite Films (50 movies items)

" Directed by: Jacques Audiard With: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif Plot: A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin."