# A Prophet (2009)

> An illiterate young prisoner survives a Corsican-controlled jail by mastering its criminal economy and building power of his own.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12962

## Facts

- Runtime: 155 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Jacques Audiard
- Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb, Hichem Yacoubi, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Pierre Leccia
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, visceral, paranoid, serious movie night, arthouse crime marathon

## Synopsis

A young man's journey through the brutal realities of prison life reveals the depths of human resilience.

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