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Un Prophete

Studium Generale | Movie

19-year-old Malik has to go to jail for six years, although we never really find out why. Will he be able to cope with the deprivation that awaits him in a harsh prison environment, where it all comes down to the survival of the fittest?

Things are not made easier by his Arabic background. Though loyal to his Muslim fellow prisoners, he is just as eager to make friends with the Corsican mafia. 
When César, the leader of the merciless Mafia gang, asks a favour of Malik - ‘an offer he can’t refuse’ - it marks the beginning of a nerve-racking power game between Malik, the Muslim and the Mafia. Who will win?

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