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Malik is a nineteen year old boy who's sent to prison. He's one of the youngest inmates and must quickly learn the way of incarcerated life. Soon enough, Malik is taken under the wing of a powerful Corsican gangster and finds himself working for the crime group. When the teenager is released from prison, his work for the boss doesn't stop, he finds himself being entrusted with more and more missions and taking on more responsibility. What the boss doesn't know is Malik has plans of his own that don't involve working from anyone but himself.
Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup and Adel Bencherif
Directed by: Jacques Audiard
Release date is 22nd January 2010