with Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup (Elle S'appelait Sarah, L'affaire Farewell, War Horse), Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb, Jean-Philippe Ricci, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler, Leïla Bekhti (Paris Je T'aime, Tout Ce Qui Brille), Pierre Leccia, Foued Nassah, Jean-Emmanuel Pagni...
"Sentenced to six years in prison, young man Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison he falls under the sway of a Corsican mafia group, led by Luciani, who enforce their rule in the prison. Malik toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group. He follows Luciani's orders to kill prisoner Reyeb. Luciani arranges 12-hour leaves for Malik, in which Luciani sends him on missions, including murder. Malik learns how to read and write, and uses all his intelligence to discreetly develop his own network. His power grows and finally he is no longer on Luciani's side." WIKI
A French movie that made me proud of my country, in term of film making. The subject is such a different reality, real, but from a system no-one really understand as such. A prison. How can people in the prison be so much in control of the exterior world? And how can a system that is allowing a certain justice can be so corrupted, even in prison. We all know politicians do their job their own way, but the journey with this kid is a revelation from the inside. Also wanted to mention that the cast is incredible.
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