A PROPHET (Un Prophéte) (2009) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Jacques Audiard

Written by - Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peuffaillit

Starring - Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup

"A vulnerable young Arab is thrown into a hellish prison where he comes in contact with the brutalities, violence and the institutions of the gangs of Arabs and Corsicans. There he discovers a world of opportunities that lead him to building a mutli-layered network of criminals. Audiard’s violent melodrama is one of the most gripping and intense specimen of the gangster film genre. Its plot thickens and unravels and the events move at an excitingly fast pace. The screenplay is intelligent and has deep psychological undertones. The cast’s performances are top notch."

Drama, France/Italy