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A Prophet

نبي

Jacques Audiard's Cannes Grand Prix winner about a young French-Arab Muslim who rises through the prison underworld.

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Identifiers
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Review
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Muslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleThe poor and the worker

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2009 CE · 1430 AH†
Countries
FR
Languages
fr (original) · ar (original)
Approach
drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
Un prophèteنبيA Prophet

Reception

  • Award. Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
  • Award. National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  • Award. Louis Delluc Prize
  • Award. César Award for Best Production Design
  • Award. César Award for Best Cinematography
  • Award. César Award for Best Director
  • Award. César Award for Best Male Revelation
  • Award. César Award for Best Film

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

"A Prophet" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2009, produced in France, directed by Jacques Audiard. Its leading performers include Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi and Reda Kateb. Jacques Audiard's film about a young French Arab Muslim who rises within the world of crime in a French prison; a Grand Prix winner at Cannes. 1 2

Context and reception

Among the awards and honours recorded for it: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Louis Delluc Prize, César Award for Best Production Design. 1

Connections

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Features
Tahar Rahim· Niels Arestrup· Adel Bencherif· Hichem Yacoubi· Reda Kateb· Jean-Philippe Ricci· Gilles Cohen· Antoine Basler
Directed by
Jacques Audiard
Written by
Jacques Audiard· Thomas Bidegain· Abdel Raouf Dafri· Nicolas Peufaillit

People and things also explored

Gully Boy· Man Like Mobeen· Knife in the Clear Water· Babri Masjid· Agriculture in Islam· Ajr al-mithl (customary wage)· Basic needs· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
  • elCinema
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islam.museum contributors. “A Prophet”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/nabi-2009/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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