Ibrahim (2007)

A boy in an asylum centre meets a kind woman who lives in a big house. But when he needs her help it's her husband who comes alone to the door.

Director:

Manyar I. Parwani

Writer:

Manyar I. Parwani

Stars:

Ibrahim Sesay, Jens Albinus, Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ibrahim Sesay	...	Ibrahim
Jens Albinus	...	Halfdan
Thomas W. Gabrielsson	...	Thomas
Andrea Vagn Jensen	...	Ingrid
Pervaiz Akhtar	...	Walid
Vibeke Hastrup	...	Rikke
Karim Arrahaoui	...	Mohammed
Stig Hoffmeyer	...	Nævnsformand
Jaan Butt	...	Naveed
Maria Christine Jarltoft	...	Signe
Sami Rehman	...	Avismand
Sarah El Yassin	...	Abera
Michael Blankensteiner	...	Advokat
Amos Lubega	...	Tolk
Siham Alvan	...	Azra (as Siham Hussein Alwan)

Storyline

Ibrahim lives in an asylum center near Copenhagen. Devastation runs thick; a man commits suicide leaving his wife in tears. Ibrahim has a newspaper route, and when he has an accident he is helped by Ingrid, a pregnant woman who lives in a posh house. Soon after Ingrid and her husband are in a car crash, and Ingrid dies. Ibrahim's application for asylum from the prosecution he fears in Rwanda is rejected. He runs away and ends up at Ingrid's house. He finds only her devastated husband, Halfdan, who turns him away. But Ibrahim sneaks in and stays in the house, and little by little, and with the help of a shared love of math, they become friends.

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Plot Keywords:

asylum | math | rwanda | pregnant woman | politician | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish English

Release Date:

27 March 2007 (Denmark)

Filming Locations:

Center Kongelunden, Amager, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Productions, New Danish Screen

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Good Will Hunting (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Time of the Year"
Piano by Lars Jonson
Soprano saxophone by Bob Rockwell
Tenor saxophone by Tomas Franck
Bass by Lennart Ginman
Drums by Thomas Blachman

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