Monsieur Ibrahim
(2003)
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Monsieur Ibrahim
(2003)
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| Omar Sharif | ... |
Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji
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| Pierre Boulanger | ... |
Moses 'Momo' Schmitt
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| Gilbert Melki | ... |
Le père de 'Momo'
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Isabelle Renauld | ... |
La mère de 'Momo'
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Lola Naymark | ... |
Myriam
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Anne Suarez | ... | |
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Mata Gabin | ... | |
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Céline Samie | ... |
Eva
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| Isabelle Adjani | ... |
La star
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| Guillaume Gallienne | ... |
Le vendeur voiture
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Guillaume Rannou | ... |
Le realisateur
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Manuel Le Lièvre | ... |
Le moniteur auto-école
(as Manuel Lelièvre)
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Daniel Znyk | ... |
Le gendarme
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Françoise Armelle | ... |
La maitresse d'école
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Sylvie Herbert | ... |
L'eximinateur
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In a street called Blue in a very poor neighborhood in Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim is an old Muslim Turkish owner of a small market. He becomes friend of the teenager Jewish Moises, tenderly nicknamed Momo, who lives with his father in a small apartment on the other side of the street. Monsieur Ibrahim gives paternal love and teaches the knowledge of the Qur'an to the boy, receiving in return love and respect. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This film is a wonderful example of how one can choose to be a victim or a hero in life! The abrupt start to the movie lets one see the boy's situation immediately. Using the grocery money given to him by his father, he goes searching for his first sexual experience among the prostitutes he observes from the window of his apartment. He is unsupervised, self-sufficient, curious and in desperate need of guidance. The shopkeeper who has been in this boy's life longer than the boy realizes, steps in to be the uplifting and guiding force for him. Initially, I felt a little troubled by the use of the two religions and putting one in a less-kind light. However, I realized that the viewpoint had nothing to do with the religion, rather with the person and how they chose to deal with their life. I will recommend this movie to many people!