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A Prophet (2009)

Film
DirectorJacques Audiard
Meta takes4

Figures

Locations
  • The prison as a system
  • Malik's final exit from prison
  • The prison's disciplinary regime → The Managed Body
  • The prison's internal economy and power structures
  • The racialized prison factions (Corsican vs. Arab)
Form & technique
  • The film's subjective sound design
Tropes
  • Malik's ethnic and social identity
  • Malik's physical body
  • Malik's rise to power
  • The visions of Reyeb's ghost
  • Malik learning to read and speak Corsican
  • The relationship between Malik and César
  • Malik's visions of Reyeeb → Hauntology
  • Malik's character arc from illiterate youth to crime lord
  • Malik's adoption and adaptation of masculine codes → The Performed Self
  • The murder of Reyeeb → The Primal Scene
  • Malik's prophetic abilities
  • The transfer of power from César to Malik

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