Jacques Audiard’s ‘A Prophet’: Political Cinema Whether it Wants to Be or Not

Thick with intrigue and corruption, Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” is well-stocked with the hallmarks of political cinema: miserable living conditions, exploited minorities, a grittily-tinged color palette. Viewed through this lens it plays as starkly effective polemic: a thriller that also makes a point; crime, betrayal and gunplay with a distinct social conscience. But if Audiard [...]