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A Prophet

2009

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Jacques Audiard

2009·R·FranceFrance, ItalyItaly
Award tierGold
Metascore
CrimeDramaIndieWorld

A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss, but his gradual rise through the organization's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.

Cast

Tahar Rahim·Niels Arestrup·Adel Bencherif·Reda Kateb

Producers

Lauranne Bourrachot·Martine Cassinelli·Pascal Caucheteux·Marco Cherqui·Antonin Dedet

Languages

FranceFrenchSAArabiccos

Major Awards

6 wins · 6 nominations

Wins (6)

Festival Grand Prize

BFI London Film Festival (2009)

Best Film

Jacques Audiard
Cannes Film Festival (2009)

Grand Prize of the Jury

Jacques Audiard

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2010)

Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

Jacques Audiard
César Awards, France (2010)

Best Film (Meilleur film)

Jacques AudiardPascal CaucheteuxMarco CherquiGrégoire Sorlat
BAFTA Awards (2010)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Jacques AudiardPascal CaucheteuxMarco CherquiAlix Raynaud
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Film of the Year

Nominations (6)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2009)

Palme d'Or

Jacques Audiard

Best Picture

European Film Awards (2009)

European Film

Jacques AudiardMartine CassinelliPascal CaucheteuxMarco CherquiLauranne Bourrachot
Goya Awards (2011)

Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)

Jacques Audiard
David di Donatello Awards (2010)

Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)

Jacques Audiard
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Best Director

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2010)

Director of the Year

Jacques Audiard