Directed by:
Jacques AudiardCinematography:
Stéphane FontaineComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Farid Elouardi, Reda Kateb, Hichem Yacoubi, Adel Bencherif, Gilles Cohen, Pierre Leccia, Leïla Bekhti, Antoine Basler, Farid Larbi (more)VOD (1)
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Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang currently ruling the prison, he is given a number of "missions" to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader's confidence in the process. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Tahar Rahim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/843/160843629_395727.png)
Tahar Rahim
France
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Samba (2014)
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
![Niels Arestrup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/532/160532495_993720.png)
Niels Arestrup
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
La Rumba (1987)
Sarah's Key (2010)
![Farid Elouardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/517/160517832_c41b9c.png)
Farid Elouardi
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Carlos (2010) (TV movie)
Baghdad in My Shadow (2019)
![Reda Kateb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/277/161277815_7b061a.png)
Reda Kateb
France
Best movies:
The Specials (2019)
A Prophet (2009)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Hichem Yacoubi
Tunisia
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
A Prophet (2009)
Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
![Adel Bencherif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/389/165389766_d1eb88.png)
Adel Bencherif
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Point Blank (2010)
Paris, I Love You (2006)
![Gilles Cohen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/524/161524116_390007.png)
Gilles Cohen
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Chaos (2001)
Kings & Queen (2004)
Pierre Leccia
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
![Leïla Bekhti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/237/163237321_48c26b.png)
Leïla Bekhti
France
Best movies:
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
The Source (2011)
A Prophet (2009)
![Antoine Basler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/811/164811991_c2684c.jpg)
Antoine Basler
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Rendezvous in Paris (1995)
Irma Vep (1996)
![Farid Larbi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/765/160765751_863043.png)
Farid Larbi
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Of Gods and Men (2010)
Free Men (2011)
Frédéric Graziani
France
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Une nuit (2012)
Une femme d'honneur (1996) (series)
Pascal Henault
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
The Escape of Louis XVI (2008)
Homecoming (2009)
![Slimane Dazi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/278/159278446_0adee6.jpg)
Slimane Dazi
France
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
Mamadou Minte
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
The Woman in the Fifth (2011)
Gilles Bellomi
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
The Prey (2011)
The Minister (2011)
Salem Kali
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Secrets of State (2008)
Overdose (2022)
![Guillaume Verdier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/292/161292660_261325.png)
Nathanaël Maïni
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
I Am a Soldier (2015)
Three Dancing Slaves (2004)
![Karim Leklou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/844/162844495_0ad779.png)
Karim Leklou
France
Best movies:
The Source (2011)
The Stronghold (2020)
The Names of Love (2010)