2009 · 155 min · R

A Prophet

Name: A Prophet
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 155 min
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb

Directed by Jacques Audiard · Crime, Drama

A Prophet (2009) is a Crime film, directed by Jacques Audiard set in Marseille during the 2000s. It runs 155 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of power & corruption, identity, and survival run throughout.

Composer

Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography

Stéphane Fontaine

Cast

Tahar RahimNiels ArestrupAdel BencherifHichem YacoubiReda KatebJean-Philippe RicciGilles CohenAntoine Basler

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Marseille

Setting

Urban Underground

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime

Themes

Power & Corruption Identity Survival

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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A Prophet

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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