A Prophet
7.8
“Escaping the prison of life.”
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
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Cast
33 people
Tahar Rahim
Malik El Djebena
Known for
The Mauritanian
Napoleon
Niels Arestrup
César Luciani
Known for
War Horse
See You Up There
Adel Bencherif
Ryad
Known for
War of the Worlds
The Little Drummer Girl
Reda Kateb
Jordi
Known for
The Specials
The Wolf's Call
Hichem Yacoubi
Reyeb
Known for
Io Capitano
Arab Blues
Jean-Philippe Ricci
Vettori
Known for
A Very Bad Friend
Among Friends
Gilles Cohen
Prof
Known for
It Boy
The Bonfire of Destiny
Pierre Leccia
Sampierro
Also in
Mafiosa
Antoine Basler
Pilicci
Known for
Dobermann
99 Francs
Foued Nassah
Antaro
Known for
Cash Truck
Off Limits
Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
Santi
Known for
Mrs. Davis
Grand Expectations
Frédéric Graziani
Prison Warden
Known for
The Goldsmith
Paris by Night
Jacques Audiard Director · Thomas Bidegain Screenplay Abdel Raouf Dafri Story
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $13M · United States release February 26, 2010
Box office
Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,874,044
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Why Not Productions
Production
Chic Films
Production
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Production
UGC
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
BiM Distribuzione
Production
Celluloid Dreams
Production
France 2
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
CinéCinéma
Production
Conseil Régional de Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur
Production
Région Ile-de-France
Production
Sofica Soficinéma 4
Production
Sofica UGC 1
Production
Soficinéma 5
Production
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Un prophète
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Corsican · French
Release dates
France · May 16, 2009
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · August 26, 2009
Theatrical
United States · February 26, 2010
Limited theatrical
United States
September 5, 2009 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
January 22, 2010 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
March 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Argentina
November 9, 2009 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
October 6, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Australia
February 11, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Belgium
August 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 18, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
September 30, 2009 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival
March 5, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Czechia
December 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 2026 · TV · LCP - Public Sénat
Germany
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Greece
December 3, 2009 · Theatrical
March 16, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
December 4, 2009 · Premiere · French Cinepanorama Film Festival
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 12, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
January 22, 2010 · Digital
Israel
April 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
March 19, 2010 · Premiere · Festival du Film Français au Japon
March 19, 2010 · Digital
Kazakhstan
November 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 1, 2010 · Limited theatrical
Lithuania
March 18, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
May 17, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
May 20, 2010 · Physical · DVD
November 2, 2013 · TV · Nederland 2
Norway
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 5, 2010 · Premiere · Cinemanila International Film Festival
Poland
August 1, 2009 · Premiere · Film and Art Festival Two Riversides
May 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 31, 2009 · Theatrical
Romania
March 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
October 8, 2009 · Theatrical
December 10, 2009 · Physical
Serbia
February 26, 2010 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
South Korea
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
April 2, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
September 22, 2009 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 2, 2009 · Digital
Taiwan
March 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 25, 2009 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 10, 2009 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 24, 2009 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
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