A Prophet

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Director Jacques Audiard’s 'A Prophet' wins best film at the César awards (The French equivalent of the BAFTAs
Director Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet”, a film about prison life, won the award for best film Saturday at the 35th annual César awards, the French film industry’s highest tribute.

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The 35th annual César awards – France’s equivalent of the Oscars – take place in Paris Saturday night (watch the event on france24.com from 8:30pm GMT+1). This year’s mistress of ceremonies is Marion Cotillard, winner of two Césars and an Oscar, and the latest French actress to find success across the Atlantic. She will be flanked by popular French entertainers Valérie Lemercier and Gad Elmaleh, who will undoubtedly add a light comedy touch to the evening.

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"Un Prophète" (A Prophet), a film that sold over 1.2 million tickets, explores the underbelly of prison life. It has been nominated in 13 categories, including best film, best director (Jacques Audiard), best supporting actor (Niels Arestrup), best actor (Tahar Rahim), and best newcomer (Tahar Rahim and Adel Bencherif).

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An update on the César awards, in text and on Video, is available at

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Basically, A Prophet won most things (and Tahar Rahim won best actor as well as most promising newcomer of the year), but Harrison Ford got a lifetime achievement award, and Gran Torino got best overseas film.

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It was good to see the film winning at the Baftas but I can't believe it got snubbed at the Oscars for some random unknown Argentinian movie!

Admittedly I haven't seen the Argentinian film yet, but then again I doubt many people have?! (And yes, I'm going out and b*ying a hat just so I can eat it in case I see the film and it's better than A Prophet... )