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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = A Prophet (Un prophète) | |name = A Prophet (Un prophète) | ||
|picture = | |picture =AProphet-Poster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Theatrical Poster'' | |caption = ''Theatrical Poster'' | ||
|country = [[Image: | |country = [[Image:FRA.jpg|25px]] France | ||
|director = Jacques Audiard | |director = Jacques Audiard | ||
|date= 2009 | |date= 2009 | ||
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|character3=Ryad | |character3=Ryad | ||
|actor3=Adel Bencherif | |actor3=Adel Bencherif | ||
|character4= | |character4= | ||
|actor4= | |actor4= | ||
|character5= | |character5= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''A Prophet''''' (French Title: ''''' | '''''A Prophet''''' (French Title: '''''Un prophète''''') is a 2009 prison drama directed by Jacques Audiard. 19 year old Franco-Arab petty criminal Malik El Djebena ([[Tahar Rahim]]) is sentenced to a six year prison term for attacking police officers. Alone and illiterate upon his arrival in jail, Malik falls under the sway of Corsican mobster César Luciani (Niels Arestrup) and gradually rises through the prison hierarchy. As the years pass, Malik becomes educated in the ways of crime and begins to forge a criminal network inside and outside the prison, becoming a powerful kingpin in his own right. | ||
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[[Image:Jericho941FullSize.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Jericho 941 R (early model) - 9x19mm. The Jericho 941 F version moved the decocker from the slide to the frame]] | [[Image:Jericho941FullSize.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Jericho 941 R (early model) - 9x19mm. The Jericho 941 F version moved the decocker from the slide to the frame]] | ||
[[File:Aprophet-Jericho-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The thug orders Malik to get on his knees. Notice that there is a stovepipe jam in the gun, caused when the actor pulled the slide back and inadvertently ejected a round.]] | |||
[[File:Aprophet-Jericho-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Jericho 941 is pointed at Malik while the gangsters check the briefcase full of cash.]] | |||
==M1911A1== | ==Colt M1911A1== | ||
Latif the Egyptian (Mamadou Minte) uses a [[M1911A1]] while hijacking a shipment of drugs that Malik's friend Ryad (Adel Bencherif) is smuggling to Paris. Brahim Lattrache (Sumane Dazi) threatens Malik with a M1911A1 while questioning him about his connection to Luciani and the death of Reyeb (Hichem Yacobi). | Latif the Egyptian (Mamadou Minte) uses a [[M1911A1|Colt M1911A1]] while hijacking a shipment of drugs that Malik's friend Ryad (Adel Bencherif) is smuggling to Paris. Brahim Lattrache (Sumane Dazi) threatens Malik with a nickel-plated M1911A1 while questioning him about his connection to Luciani and the death of his friend Reyeb (Hichem Yacobi). | ||
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:AProphet-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Latif forces Ryad to pull over at gunpoint.]] | |||
[[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was '''bright nickel''' plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:NickelM1911.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Rock Island Armory M1911A1 Pistol that was '''bright nickel''' plated by the owner (with Pearl grips) - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[File:AProphet-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lattrache threatens Malik with a M1911A1.]] | |||
==CZ-75B== | ==CZ-75B== | ||
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[[Image:Cz75b9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 75B - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:Cz75b9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|CZ 75B - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:AProphet-CZ75-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The CZ-75B is pointed at the mother.]] | |||
==Glock 17== | ==Glock 17== | ||
Ryad carries a [[Glock 17]] for his personal protection after his kidnapping. | |||
[[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model.]] | [[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model.]] | ||
[[File:AProphet-G17-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malik finds a 3rd Generation Glock 17 inside Ryad's glovebox.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-G17-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ryad holds a Glock 17 while meeting Latif.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-G17-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ryad holds the Glock as he and Malik follow Corsican mob boss Jacky Marcaggi.]] | |||
==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
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[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | [[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:AProphet-92FS-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malik loads the Beretta.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-92FS-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malik holds the Beretta while following Marcaggi.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-92FS-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malik smiles while shooting it out with the Corsican gangsters inside their armored SUV.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-92FS-4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Beretta is pointed at Marcaggi.]] | |||
==Revolver== | ==Revolver== | ||
Malik is seen holding a snub-nosed revolver alongside the Beretta while preparing to ambush Marcaggi. | Malik is seen holding a snub-nosed revolver alongside the Beretta while preparing to ambush Marcaggi. | ||
[[File:AProphet-Rev-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malik retrieves a revolver from a bag full of guns.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-Rev-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Malik clutches a Beretta 92FS in one hand and the revolver in the other.]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
== | ==Sa vz. 61 Skorpion== | ||
One of Lattrache's men uses a [[ | One of Lattrache's men uses a [[Sa vz. 61 Skorpion]] while hunting some deer in the woods. Ryad uses a Skorpion while assisting Malik during the hit on Marcaggi. | ||
[[Image:Yugoslav Model 61 Skorpion.jpg|thumb|350px|none|CZ vz. 61 E / Yugoslavian made M84 distinguishable by its black pistol grip - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-Skorp-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of Lattrache's men holds a Skorpion after shooting a deer that they had stumbled upon.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-Skorp-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ryad holds a vz. 61 Skorpion while covering Malik.]] | |||
[[File:AProphet-Skorp-3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ryad and Malik drag Marcaggi away.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
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A Prophet (French Title: Un prophète) is a 2009 prison drama directed by Jacques Audiard. 19 year old Franco-Arab petty criminal Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim) is sentenced to a six year prison term for attacking police officers. Alone and illiterate upon his arrival in jail, Malik falls under the sway of Corsican mobster César Luciani (Niels Arestrup) and gradually rises through the prison hierarchy. As the years pass, Malik becomes educated in the ways of crime and begins to forge a criminal network inside and outside the prison, becoming a powerful kingpin in his own right.
The following weapons were used in the film A Prophet:
Handguns
Jericho 941
A thug points a Jericho 941 at Malik when he delivers money on behalf of Luciani to a group of gangsters during one of his parole leaves.
Colt M1911A1
Latif the Egyptian (Mamadou Minte) uses a Colt M1911A1 while hijacking a shipment of drugs that Malik's friend Ryad (Adel Bencherif) is smuggling to Paris. Brahim Lattrache (Sumane Dazi) threatens Malik with a nickel-plated M1911A1 while questioning him about his connection to Luciani and the death of his friend Reyeb (Hichem Yacobi).
CZ-75B
One of Malik's men uses a CZ-75B to threaten a prisoner's mother in order to coerce him into convincing his brother-in-law Latif to release Ryad, who was kidnapped along with the drug shipment.
Glock 17
Ryad carries a Glock 17 for his personal protection after his kidnapping.
Beretta 92FS
Malik uses a Beretta 92FS while carrying out a hit on Corsican mob boss Jacky Marcaggi.
Revolver
Malik is seen holding a snub-nosed revolver alongside the Beretta while preparing to ambush Marcaggi.
Submachine Guns
Sa vz. 61 Skorpion
One of Lattrache's men uses a Sa vz. 61 Skorpion while hunting some deer in the woods. Ryad uses a Skorpion while assisting Malik during the hit on Marcaggi.
