After Smurfahontas last night, I thought I should watch a proper grown ups film; and you don’t get much more grown up than a gritty French prison drama…
A Prophet follows Malik who is sentenced to a 6 year prison sentence for assault. He tries to keep himself to himself, but falls under the influence of the Corsican mafia who are controlling the guards. The Corsican’s don’t like him because he’s an Arab, but the other Arabic prisoners hate him because they think he is working for the Corsican’s.
Malik starts the film being unable to read, write or stand up for himself; it finishes with him working for himself and taking revenge on those that have wronged him.
After the snooze-fest of Avatar it was good to watch a film where there was never a dull moment. A Prophet is a long film (around 2hr 30), but a no point did it get boring. The performances from all the cast are excellent and the film is very well shot. It’s the best new film I’ve seen in a while.
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