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Movie Review: ‘A Prophet’, French foreign language film Oscar® nominee… |
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Written by Stan Robinson
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
 “A Prophet” is a film that is not for the ‘faint of heart’. We experience, first hand, the reality of penal systems and how one is forced into a way of life inside of those walls, and the effect it has on Malik a young Arab man (Tahar Rahim) who is sent to a French prison at 19, and how its effects are transferred to his lifestyle on the outside. While in prison, he’s chosen by Cesar Luciani (Niels Arestrup), the feared kingpin of the prison’s reigning Corsican gang, to do his bidding...
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 March 2010 )
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