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Un prophet
Title
Un prophet / un film de Jacques Audiard ; production, Jacques Bled ; productions, Pascal Caucheteux.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Sony Pictures Classics, [2010]
Physical Description
1 online resource (155 min.)
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Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed December 19, 2016).
In French, Corsican, and Arabic.
Won 2010 BAFTA Awards, Best Film Not in the English Language
Nominated 2010 Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated 2010 Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Won 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Grand Prize of the Jury Award
Nominated 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or
Won 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Best Supporting Actor
2nd place 2011 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Best Foreign Language Film
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Summary
Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, 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 leaders confidence in the process. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans.
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A prophet
ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
French
Added to Catalog
April 28, 2020
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Prison films.
Feature films.
Prison films.
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