A prophet

This is a film about a nineteen year old gangster, thrown in jail with the big dogs and cropping his way to ultimate power over the crime world. It was nominated for Best Foreign Film Oscar, 2009, being a French production.
It is a fascinatingly truthful thriller. It is a virile film, yet doesn't lack sensibility. The director inserted unexpectedly poetic sequences. One of them, about some deer running in the woods, gives the title of the film.
The main actor got lots of recognition, including some prestigious critic awards. Rightfully so: the kid can act.
The film could be like Scarface, without the apologetic scenes. NB: Apologetic scenes being those scenes in which Pacino's character apologizes for being an ultimate villain in the position of a hero. I guess, A prophet keeps it real. It tells the story how it could really happen, without the big fireworks, needed in American studio movies, for box office fluffers. It talks about the fear and the balls it takes in order to survive and gain power. It has very complex characters. Doesn't contain characters in two dimensions, NB: one strength, one flaw. It could be a film about life, it just happens to tell a story about the crime world.
The imdb profile is here.