Khalil Gibran's The Prophet


Khalil Gibran's The Prophet
Set in a Mediterranean sea-side village, Kamila cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa, but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa’s return home, but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion.

85 minutes.
Parental Guidance.
Animated, Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Voices of Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Quvenzhané Wallis, Alfred Molina, Frank Langella, John Kassir
Director
Roger Allers, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Joan C. Gratz, Mohammed Saeed Harib, Tomm Moore, Nina Paley, Bill Plympton, Joann Sfar, Michal Socha
ScreenplayRoger Allers, Irene Mecchi, Hanna Weg, Douglas Wood, based on the novel by Kahlil Gibran
MusicGabriel Yared
EditingJennifer Dolce
Sound formats
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2014
Produced byProphet Screen Partners, MyGroup Lebanon, The Doha Film Institure, FFA Private Bank, Bardel Entertainment, Code Red, Creative Projects Group, Gibran National Committee, Hanson, Participant Media, Ventanarosa Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreAnimated
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact, implied
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG for thematic elements including some violence and sensual images
Runtime84
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
9 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
4
Violence
2
Sex
2
Language
0
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
1

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconThis 'Prophet' gets a little lost in translation.
10
Cape Times
John DeFore quote icon Gibran's poetry re-imagined.
10
Metacritic.com
21 critics
12
Rottentomatoes critics
49 critics
13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Kahlil Gibran's the Prophet is a thrillingly lovely adaptation of the classic text, albeit one that doesn't quite capture the magic of its source material.
14
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconWorld-renowned animators interpret classic Lebanese poetry.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
6 users
16
Rottentomatoes users
1683 users
17
Internet
700 Netizens quote iconGibran by way of Disney
14

Average .. 64%

13

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