A Prophet

FrancE director: Jacques Audiard 2009 / 154 min. / French-Arabian-Corsic version with Czech subtitles cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb

Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read nor write. Arriving in jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison, he is given a number of "missions" to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader’s confidence in the process. But Malik is brave and a fast learner, daring to secretly develop his own plans.