Language: French
Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, part Arab, part Corsican, cannot read or 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 currently ruling 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. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans.
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Panelists:
Dr. Liz Groff is Assistant Professor of French in the Modern Languages Department at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in 2016 from the University of Virginia. Her interests include film, weather and art in cinema, 20th-century literature, and text/image studies, particularly in the work of Marguerite Duras.