A Prophet (Un prophète ) (2009)
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Entre las actuaciones destacan la de Tahar Rahim quien se desenvuelve con bastante fluidez en su papel y la de Ni... read more
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" 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"
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"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"
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"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"
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" 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"
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" 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"
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"French title: Un prophète Director: Jacques Audiard (FRA)"
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" 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."