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A Prophet
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A Prophet (original title Un Prophète) is a 2009 French crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, with a soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat.It follows the steps of Malik El Djebena, a young French man of North African descent who is sent to prison after an altercation with a police officer. There, he soon finds himself under the wing of César Luciani, a veteran Corsican crime boss who recruits him to extend his grip in prison to the Muslim section. Malik's assignments will lead him deeper into the underworld as he works his way up through the ranks.The film was critically acclaimed, earning many awards and nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. It stars Tahar Rahim as Malik and Niels Arestrup as Luciani, as well as Adel Bencherif, Reda Kateb and Hichem Yacoubi in supporting roles. | |
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The Old Convict | |
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The Old Convict: Luciani. | |
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Title Drop | |
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Title Drop: Lattrache asks Malik whether he's a prophet after his car hits a deer he warned him about. | |
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Locked in the Dungeon | |
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Locked in the Dungeon: Prisoners who break the rules are put in an isolated, dimly lit cell for some time. | |
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The Topic of Cancer | |
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The Topic of Cancer: Ryad, who goes on to become Malik's best friend, suffers from testicular cancer and ends up dying from it. | |
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Batman Gambit | |
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Batman Gambit: Malik pulls an epic one which leads to the riot mentioned below. After triggering said riot, he returns to jail the day after he was supposed to, ensuring he is sent to an isolated cell as punishment, safe from the incoming bloodbath. | |
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Bad Boss | |
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Bad Boss: Luciani is not above threatening or physically disciplining his mooks. A case of Truth in Television, since this is a prison film. | |
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Book Dumb | |
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Book Dumb: Malik starts the film as illiterate, learning to read in prison. | |
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The Dragon | |
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The Dragon: Vettori is this to Luciani. | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain | |
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Politically Incorrect Villain: The Corsican mob constantly insults Malik for his Arab ancestry. | |
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Prison Riot | |
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Prison Riot: A brutal one ensues among the Corsican inmates towards the end. | |
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Join or Die | |
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Join or Die: After his first meeting with Luciani, Malik doesn't really have much of a choice. | |
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Villain Decay | |
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Villain Decay: The last time we see Luciani -with most (if not all) of his crew either transferred or dead- he is not as threatening anymore. | |
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Slashed Throat | |
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Slashed Throat: How Malik kills Reyeb. Slashed carotid artery, to be more precise. | |
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Functional Addict | |
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Functional Addict: Jordi 'the Gypsy' is as good a hashish user as he is a dealer. | |
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Villain Protagonist | |
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Villain Protagonist: What Malik ultimately is, even though he is pretty sympathetic at times. | |
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Took a Level in Badass | |
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Took a Level in Badass: By the end of the film Malik has gone from small time hoodlum to a respected crime boss. | |
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Eye Scream | |
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Eye Scream: César shoves a spoon into Malik's eye when he risks his outings, impairing his vision for some time. | |
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Dreaming of Things to Come | |
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Dreaming of Things to Come: Malik's dream with the running deer. | |
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Anti-Hero | |
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Anti-Hero: El Djebena may be a criminal, but not one without redeeming qualities. | |
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From Nobody to Nightmare | |
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From Nobody to Nightmare: One of the more compelling takes on this trope in crime movie cinema. Interestingly, Malik arguably becomes a wiser, better man while becoming a more dangerous criminal. | |
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Dead Person Conversation | |
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Dead Person Conversation: Malik hallucinates Reyeb from time to time and occasionally talks to him. | |
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Jerkass | |
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Jerkass: Pretty much all of the Corsican mob are very unpleasant assholes. | |
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Naïve Newcomer | |
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Naïve Newcomer: El Djebena starts out as this. | |
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Enemy Civil War | |
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Enemy Civil War: Malik triggers one In the Coriscan Mob by unveiling Luciani's plot, resulting in the Prison Riot below. | |
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The Dog Bites Back | |
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The Dog Bites Back: Malik's entire character arc leads to this. | |
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Book Dumb / int_b186aad | |
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Close on Title / int_b186aad | |
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Had to Come to Prison to Be a Crook / int_b186aad | |
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Might as Well Not Be in Prison at All / int_b186aad | |
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Prison Films / int_b186aad | |
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Traumatic Haircut / int_b186aad |
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