Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read nor write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang who rules the prison, he is given a number of "missions" to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader's confidence in the process.
But Malik is brave and a fast learner, daring to secretly develop his own plans...

155 min - Drama - french - 2009
Color - 1.85 - Dolby SR

Directed by Jacques Audiard

* Jacques AUDIARD - Director
* Abdel RAOUF DAFRI - Based on an original idea by
* Jacques AUDIARD - Screenplay
* Thomas BIDEGAIN - Screenplay
* Nicolas PEUFAILLIT - Based on an original screenplay by
* Abdel RAOUF DAFRI - Based on an original screenplay by
* Stéphane FONTAINE - Cinematography
* Michel BARTHELEMY - Set Designer
* Alexandre DESPLAT - Music
* Juliette WELFLING - Film Editor
* Brigitte TAILLANDIER - Sound
* Francis WARGNIER - Sound
* Jean-Paul HURIER - Sound

Actors
* Tahar RAHIM - Malik
* Niels ARESTRUP - Cesar Luciani
* Adel BENCHERIF - Ryad
* Reda KATEB - Jordi
* Hichem YACOUBI - Reyeb

Prod : Chic Films, Page 114 & Why Not Productions