Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (Monsieur Ibrahim) (2003)
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85% of critics liked it
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A boy from a broken home finds a friend in an insular, spiritual shopkeeper in this period drama from writer/director François Dupeyron. Set in 1960s Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran revolves around Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young man who lives alone with his father in the bustling… More A boy from a broken home finds a friend in an insular, spiritual shopkeeper in this period drama from writer/director François Dupeyron. Set in 1960s Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran revolves around Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young man who lives alone with his father in the bustling Rue Bleu district. Still smarting over the separation from his wife and other son, Momo's dad neglects his son in ways both minor and major, to the point where the teen spends most of his time out of school alone and isolated. He finds an unlikely ally in Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), a Muslim shopkeeper who spends most of his days behind the counter of his store reading the Koran. As time passes, Momo and Ibrahim begin to bring each other out of his respective shell, sharing a series of everyday adventures, culminating in Momo's indoctrination into Ibrahim's faith. Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran played the Toronto and Venice film festivals; at the latter, Sharif was given a lifetime achievement award for this and the rest of his career's work. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi
- Directed By
- François Dupeyron
- Written By
- François Dupeyron
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 5, 2003 Wide
- On DVD
- Jul 6, 2004
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
Critic Reviews
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
That rare film about the sort of emotionally needy people who don't wear their neediness on their sleeves.
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Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Tender but never sappy, Monsieur Ibrahim brings two people of vastly different age and background together in ways that are touching, and telling.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Contrary to expectation, it's neither a movie about religion nor the coming together of enemies. What it is, at heart, is a movie about love.
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Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Sharif proves that at age 72 he can still command the screen.
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Pierre Boulanger, who plays Moses, has an intelligent, awkward boyish charm, but most of the interest comes from Omar Sharif.
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Cast
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Omar Sharif
as Ibrahim
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Pierre Boulanger
as Momo
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Gilbert Melki
as Father
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Lola Naymark
as Myriam
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Anne Suarez
as Sylvie
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Isabelle Adjani
as The star
- Isabelle Renauld
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Mata Gabin
as Fatou
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Celine Samie
as Eva
- Guillaume Gallienne
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Eric Caravaca
as Momo at 30
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Marie-Sophie Ahmadi
as Nadia
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Jeremy Sitbon
as Momo at 8
