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Un Prophète is a gritty little French film from writer and director Jacques Audiard, and although Audiard is not very well known here in the West, Un Prophète is an excellent introduction to his work. We even selected it as our hope for winning the Best Foreign Language Film category at last year's Academy Awards.
"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…"Make sure you catch this talkie if you haven't already.. because the subtitles in this clip of the film were awwwwwfully done.
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