Saturday 24 December 2016

Turning prison to a profit

A Prophet (2009)

Directed by Jacques Audiard this film stars Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif and Reda Kateb. A 19 year old man is sent to adult prison for the first time and is forced to join a gang connected to the Corsican Mafia.

While there might but be a ton of new ideas here this is a really good character study of a man rising up the ranks in the crime world. The prison setting has a real air of authenticity to it and the plot is always grounded. I enjoyed the direction which has a few interesting touches to it and all the performances are strong.


4/5

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