Monsieur Ibrahim
2003 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 7.0 · 77% critics
In 1960s Paris, a resourceful Jewish teenager living with his troubled father forms an unlikely bond with an elderly grocer across the street. As their friendship grows, the boy finds steady guidance, warmth, and a new way of looking at life.
Based on M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran
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Details
- Original title
- Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-09-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (165 votes)
- Box office
- $11,600,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy gentle coming-of-age stories about unlikely friendships and life lessons, with a warm Paris setting; not for you if you want fast pacing or a more conventional dramatic arc, like Tomboy or Himalaya.
Pros: warm friendship; wise dialogue; strong lead performances | Cons: slow pacing; uneven later stretch; predictable story
Themes
- prostitute
- paris, france
- parent child relationship
- koran
- grocer
- male friendship
- sufism
- 1960s
- anatolia, turkey
Cast & crew
Omar Sharif
as Monsieur Ibrahim
Pierre Boulanger
as Momo
Gilbert Melki
as Momo's Father
Isabelle Renauld
as Momo's Mother
Lola Naymark
as Myriam
Anne Suarez
as Sylvie
Mata Gabin
as Fatou
Céline Samie
as Eva
Isabelle Adjani
as The Star
Guillaume Gallienne
as The Car Salesman
Directed by François Dupeyron