A Prophet (2009)
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- R
- 2h 35min
- Crime, Drama
- 26 Mar 2010 (USA)
- Movie
A delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 52 wins & 56 nominations.
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Cast
| Tahar Rahim | ... |
Malik El Djebena
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| Niels Arestrup | ... |
César Luciani
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| Adel Bencherif | ... |
Ryad
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| Reda Kateb | ... |
Jordi
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Hichem Yacoubi | ... |
Reyeb
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Jean-Philippe Ricci | ... |
Vettori
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| Gilles Cohen | ... |
Prof
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Pierre Leccia | ... |
Sampierro
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Antoine Basler | ... |
Pilicci
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Foued Nassah | ... |
Antaro
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Jean-Emmanuel Pagni | ... |
Santi
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Frédéric Graziani | ... |
Chef de détention
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| Leïla Bekhti | ... |
Djamila
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| Rabah Loucif | ... |
L'avocat de Malik
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| Slimane Dazi | ... |
Lattrache
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| Serge Onteniente | ... |
Le juge d'application des peines
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Hervé Temime | ... |
Le procureur
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Taha Lemaizi | ... |
Hassan
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| Mohamed Makhtoumi | ... |
Tarik
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| Karim Leklou | ... |
Musulman couloir
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| Farid Larbi | ... |
Musulman couloir
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Doula Niang | ... |
Musulman couloir
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Mamadou Minte | ... |
Latif
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| Guillaume Verdier | ... |
Michka
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Mourad Frarema | ... |
Khalid
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Zohra Benali | ... |
Mère Mohamed
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Sabar Kabbouchi | ... |
Travailleur social
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Eric Badoc | ... |
Travailleur social
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François De Courcelle | ... |
Travailleur social
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Nathanaël Maïni | ... |
Garde Sampierro
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Charles Maestracci | ... |
Corse
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Laurent Blanquet | ... |
Corse
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Jean-Pierre Guinebert | ... |
Corse
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Pascal Henault | ... |
Corse
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Demon One | ... |
Le chimique
(as Hakim Sid)
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| Kamel Labroudi | ... |
Un auxi
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Mustapha Benstiti | ... |
Caillera
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Alain Raymond | ... |
Gardien fouille
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Franck Xabrame | ... |
Maton cour d'honneur
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Didier de Backer | ... |
Gardien fouille
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Patrick Mochen | ... |
Gardien fouille
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Gilles Bellomi | ... |
Gardien
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Malaïc Mekeri | ... |
Belmont
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Fadil Kadri | ... |
Policier enquête
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David Dupays | ... |
Policier commissariat
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Arsène Benziane | ... |
L'Ours
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Kamel Ferrat | ... |
Chauffeur de Lattrache
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Karim Traikia | ... |
Collègue Lattrache
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Cindy Danel | ... |
Sophie
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Abdelaziz Mahtou | ... |
Mohamed Gazil
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Alexandre de Sèze | ... |
Chef du centre d'appels
(as Alexandre de Seze)
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Kamel Saadi | ... |
Arabe
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Slim El Hedli | ... |
Arabe
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| Farid Elouardi | ... |
Arabe
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Veronica Ghio | ... |
La blonde de Marbella
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Christophe Aquillon | ... |
(as Chris Aquilon)
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Hedi Bouchenafa | ... |
Un prisonnier (uncredited)
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Sonia Hell | ... |
Une matonne (uncredited)
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| Salem Kali | ... |
Prisonnier rebelle (uncredited)
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Laurent Mendy | ... |
Le basketteur (uncredited)
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Franck Pech | ... |
Gardien de prison (uncredited)
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| Alaa Safi | ... |
Prisonnier rebelle (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques Audiard | ||
Written by
| Thomas Bidegain | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Jacques Audiard | ... | (screenplay) |
| Abdel Raouf Dafri | ... | (original screenplay) and |
| Nicolas Peufaillit | ... | (original screenplay) |
Produced by
| Lauranne Bourrachot | ... | producer |
| Martine Cassinelli | ... | producer |
| Pascal Caucheteux | ... | producer |
| Marco Cherqui | ... | producer |
| Antonin Dedet | ... | line producer |
| Paolo Nino Cence | ... | assistant producer |
Music by
| Alexandre Desplat | ||
Cinematography by
| Stéphane Fontaine | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Juliette Welfling | ||
Editorial Department
| Miguel Bejo | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Lionel Cassan | ... | assistant editor |
| Ornella Del-Vecchio | ... | digital conformation |
| Sophia Del-Vecchio | ... | digital conformation |
| Isabelle Julien | ... | colorist |
| Frederic Jupin | ... | digital conformation |
| Margot Meynier | ... | assistant editor |
| Sarah Zaanoun | ... | trainee editor |
Casting By
| Mohamed Belhamar | ||
| Julien Grossi | ||
| Richard Rousseau | ||
| Michael Taupin | ||
Production Design by
| Michel Barthélémy | ||
Art Direction by
| Etienne Rohde | ||
Set Decoration by
| Boris Piot | ||
Costume Design by
| Virginie Montel | ||
Makeup Department
| Laurence Boulet | ... | hair stylist |
| Alexandra Bredin | ... | hair stylist |
| Pierre Chavialle | ... | key hair stylist |
| Frédérique Ney | ... | key makeup artist |
| Emmanuel Pitois | ... | key special makeup effects and prosthetics |
| Alice Robert | ... | makeup artist |
| Dorothée Soual | ... | wig maker |
Production Management
| Aurélie Brenguier | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Claire Langmann | ... | unit production manager |
| Sandra Marinier | ... | assistant production manager |
| Paolo Nino Cence | ... | assistant production manager |
| Cyrille Pailles | ... | assistant production manager |
| Thomas Philip | ... | location manager assistant |
| Alix Raynaud | ... | co-production manager |
| Thibault Spiral | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Thomas Spiral | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Augustin Werkoff | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Vincent Dachet | ... | second assistant director |
| Fred Grivois | ... | dream sequence director |
| Denis Kralj | ... | second assistant director: locations |
| Julie Navarre | ... | third assistant director |
| Serge Onteniente | ... | first assistant director (as Serge Oteniente) |
| Margaux Paturel | ... | third assistant director |
| Boris Vassallo | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Marie Eynard | ... | storyboard artist |
| Matthieu Genin | ... | set dresser |
| Lionel Guy | ... | painter |
| Karim Lagati | ... | assistant property master |
| Pascal Le Guellec | ... | assistant art director (as Pascal Leguellec) |
| Lionel Mathis | ... | assistant art director |
| Yann Mauborgne | ... | assistant art department |
| Manuel Mougin | ... | property master |
| Anne Pelosi | ... | assistant art director |
| Thibaut Peschard | ... | assistant set dresser |
| Boris Piot | ... | set dresser |
| Xavière Protat | ... | third assistant art director |
| Ségolène Rocher | ... | Prop Buyer |
| Geraldine Scaramela | ... | assistant property master |
| Martinus Van Lunen | ... | construction coordinator |
| Bruno Via | ... | assistant art director |
| Bruno Vitti | ... | propmaker |
Sound Department
| Edouard d'Heucqueville | ... | sound mix technician |
| Marc Doisne | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dominique Eyraud | ... | boom operator |
| Jean-Paul Hurier | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frédérique Liebaut | ... | adr supervisor (as Frédérique Liébaut) |
| Michel Monier | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Florian Penot | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Philippe Penot | ... | foley artist |
| Stephane Rabeau | ... | sound editor |
| Caroline Reynaud | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Cyrille Richard | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Rafael Ridao | ... | sound assistant |
| Brigitte Taillandier | ... | sound |
| Veronica J. Valentini | ... | A.D.R |
| Benjamin Viau | ... | foley recordist |
| Francis Wargnier | ... | sound editor |
| Marie Giustinati | ... | synchro rushes (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Sebastien Alagnon | ... | special effects |
| Jean-Christophe Bourgeois | ... | special effects technician |
| Noel Chainbaux | ... | special effects assistant |
| David Luce | ... | special effects |
| Olivier Marais | ... | special effects |
| Julien Poncet de la Grave | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Olivier Robert | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Yoann Copinet | ... | vfx editor |
| Fabrice Fernandez | ... | digital compositor |
| Vincent Frei | ... | digital compositor |
| Sebastien Gombeaud-Saintonge | ... | flame artist: Mac Guff Ligne Paris |
| Amélie Guyot | ... | matchmover |
| Gaston Marcotti | ... | digital artist |
| Benoit Philippon | ... | digital compositor |
| Stephanie Saillard | ... | digital compositor: Mac Guff |
| Guillaume Schmitter | ... | I/O management: Mac Guff |
| Antonin Seydoux | ... | compositor |
| Martial Vallanchon | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Stunts
| Laurent Alexandre | ... | stunts |
| Malki Attar | ... | stunts |
| Affif Ben Badra | ... | stunts |
| Eddy Benguedih | ... | stunt performer |
| Serge Beuchat | ... | stunts |
| Delphine Boulay | ... | stunt driver |
| Stéphane Boulay | ... | stunt coordinator: car stunts |
| Damien Buffard | ... | stunts |
| Gil Demurger | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Jacques Desplanque | ... | stunts |
| Malik Diouf | ... | stunts |
| Jean-Jacques Domingues | ... | stunt driver |
| Mohamed Elachi | ... | stunts (as Mohamed El Achi) |
| Eric Etje | ... | stunts |
| Pascal Garnier | ... | stunt driver |
| Christian Hening | ... | stunts |
| Mouloud Ikhaddelene | ... | stunts |
| Grégory Loffredo | ... | stunts (as Gregory Loffredo) |
| Philippe Morel | ... | stunts |
| Laurent Mulot | ... | stunt driver |
| Christophe Roblin | ... | stunt driver |
| Alaa Safi | ... | stunts (as Alaa Oumouzoune) |
| Olivier Schneider | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Michaël Troude | ... | stunts |
| Sebastien Vandenberghe | ... | stunts |
| Patrick Vo | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Roger Arpajou | ... | still photographer |
| Xavier Cholet | ... | gaffer |
| Thomas Collignon | ... | first assistant camera |
| Pascal Delaunay | ... | grip |
| Aurélien Dubois | ... | second assistant camera |
| Camille Durin | ... | apprentice camera |
| François Gallet | ... | second assistant camera |
| Antonin Gendre | ... | key grip |
| Guillaume Gouas | ... | electrician |
| David Koskas | ... | poster photographer |
| Mathieu Le Bothlan | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gregory Pagnier | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ludovic Petit | ... | electrician |
| Sébastien Plessis | ... | electrician |
| Luc Reyrolle | ... | electrician |
| Marie Spencer | ... | camera operator: second camera |
| Pascal Villanueva | ... | generator operator |
Casting Department
| Geneviève Acien | ... | extras casting |
| Mohamed Belhamar | ... | casting assistant / extras casting |
| Catherine Deserbais | ... | extras casting |
| Julie Gouet | ... | casting assistant |
| Julien Grossi | ... | casting: Marseille |
| Sylvie Peyre | ... | casting assistant |
| Michael Taupin | ... | casting: Marseille |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Elfie Carlier | ... | costumer |
| Ariane Daurat | ... | wardrobe |
| Olivia Lahougue | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Isabelle Pannetier | ... | costume supervisor |
| Elen Pavlovic | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Paulette Ribot | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Lysiane Biagini | ... | location scout |
| Philippe Groff | ... | location scout |
| Christophe Jarosz | ... | assistant location manager |
| Stéphanie Jossec | ... | location production assistant |
| Guillaume Plumejeau | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Jean-Pascal Beintus | ... | orchestrator |
| Alexandre Desplat | ... | musician: piano |
| Andrew Dudman | ... | score mixing engineer / score recording engineer |
| Xavier Forcioli | ... | music programmer / music: production |
| Thomas Jamois | ... | soundtrack coordinator |
| Frédéric Junqua | ... | music supervisor |
| Dominique Lemonnier | ... | concert master |
| Philippe Mace | ... | musician: percussion |
| Sylvain Morizet | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Vincent Ségal | ... | musician: electric violincello (as Vincent Segal) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Christelle Meaux | ... | script assistant |
Additional Crew
| Stéphane Boulay | ... | travelling car |
| Frédéric Bruguet | ... | location scout |
| Xavier Forcioli | ... | programmer |
| Fred Grivois | ... | title designer |
| Marc Leroyer | ... | weapons coordinator |
| Natasha Louckevitch | ... | producer: second unit (as Natasha Mehler) |
| Christelle Meaux | ... | assistant supervisor |
| Rolland Nicolas | ... | production assistant |
| Antonin Peretjatko | ... | making-of director |
| Pierre-Axel Vuillaume-Prézeau | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Why Not Productions (co-production)
- Chic Films (co-production)
- Page 114 (co-production)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (co-production)
- BIM Distribuzione (co-production)
- Celluloid Dreams (co-production)
- France 2 (FR2) (with the participation of)
- Canal+ (with the participation of)
- CinéCinéma (with the participation of)
- La Région Île-de-France (with the support of)
- Conseil Régional de Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur (with the support of)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the support of)
- Sofica UGC 1 (in association with)
- Sofica Soficinéma 4 (in association with)
- Soficinéma 5 (in association with)
- Neon Productions (production services)
Distributors
- ABC Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinemien (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- First Distributors (2009) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Filmverleih (2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Spring Has Come (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Syrena Films (2010) (Poland) (theatrical)
- UGC Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Volga (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Productions (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Alta Films (2010) (Spain)
- Atalanta Filmes (2009) (Portugal)
- BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Italy)
- CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan)
- Celluloid Dreams (2009) (World-wide)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Homescreen (2010) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co (2010) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Media International Pictures (2010) (United Arab Emirates)
- Pancinema (2010) (South Korea)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- UGC Video (2010) (France) (DVD) (also Blu-ray)
Special Effects
- Duran Duboi
- Mac Guff Ligne (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Demeter Films (second unit production)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Technicolor (release printing)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nineteen year-old Franco-Algerian Malik El Djebena is just starting his six year prison sentence in Brécourt. Although he has spent the better part of his life in juvenile detention, this stint is his first in an adult prison. Beyond the division of Corsicans and Muslims in the prison (the Corsicans who with their guard connections rule what happens in the prison), he has no known friends or enemies inside. He is just hoping to serve his time in peace and without incident, despite having no prospects once he's out of jail since he's illiterate and has no support outside of the prison. Due to logistics, the head of Corsican inmates, a sadistic mafioso named César Luciani, co-opts Malik as part of the Corsicans' activities, not only regarding what happens inside the prison, but also continued criminal activities outside. The innocent Malik has no idea what to do but cooperate. This move does not sit well with the other Corsicans, who only see Malik as a dirty Algerian, and the Muslims who now mistrust him. But as time goes on, Malik works to save himself while in prison, while setting up his life post prison on his own terms. Both his demon and his salvation in prison is the specter of one of the first people he really got to know during his incarceration. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Escaping the prison of life. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | To ensure the authenticity of the prison experience, Jacques Audiard hired former convicts as advisers and extras. See more » |
| Goofs | When Cesar is discussing how to deal with the mole in his crew with his lawyer each time the shot changes the cigarettes he's smoking changes hands. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2009 (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Mack the Knife See more » |
| Quotes |
Reyeb:
The idea is to leave here a little smarter. See more » |