Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (2003)
Directed by François Dupeyron

Drama
aka: Monsieur Ibrahim

Film Synopsis

In the 1960s, Momo, 13, lives with his father in a modest area of Paris.  He has no recollection of his mother, who is thought to have died some time ago, or his elder brother.  He hardly knows his father, who is withdrawn and distant.  When his father commits suicide, Momo finds himself completely alone and survives only by selling off his family's possessions.  An old Arab grocer across the street, Monsieur Ibrahim, takes a fatherly interest in Momo and takes him under his wing.  It is through this wise old man that the boy learns about life, women, and love...
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Film Credits

  • Director: François Dupeyron
  • Script: François Dupeyron, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Rémy Chevrin
  • Cast: Omar Sharif (Monsieur Ibrahim Deneji), Pierre Boulanger (Moses 'Momo' Schmitt), Gilbert Melki (Le père de 'Momo'), Isabelle Renauld (La mère de 'Momo'), Lola Naymark (Myriam), Anne Suarez (Sylvie), Mata Gabin (Fatou), Céline Samie (Eva), Isabelle Adjani (La star), Guillaume Gallienne (Le vendeur voiture), Guillaume Rannou (Le realisateur), Manuel Le Lièvre (Le moniteur auto-école), Daniel Znyk (Le gendarme), Françoise Armelle (La maitresse d'école), Sylvie Herbert (L'eximinateur), Claude Merlin (Le notaire), Pascal Vincent (Le bouquiniste), Tessa Volkine (Myriam's Mother), Marie-Sophie Ahmadi (Nadia), Maryse Deol (L'employer administrative 1)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / Turkish
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 94 min
  • Aka: Monsieur Ibrahim

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