A Prophet
نبي
Jacques Audiard's Cannes Grand Prix winner about a young French-Arab Muslim who rises through the prison underworld.
Depth
At a glance
- Identifiers
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- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
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.
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Connections
- 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
Man Like Mobeen· The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam· The Companions' fortunes under Uthman· نكث شروط غرناطة وثورة البشرات· Native Deen· Abdullah ibn Mas'ud· Abu Dharr al-Ghifari· Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl
Sources
- Wikidata
- 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. Accessed 2026-10-17.