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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Book Author
Remy Chevrin Cinematographer
Catherine Bouchard Costume Designer
François Dupeyron Director
Dominique Faysse Editor
Laurent Petin Producer
Michele Petin Producer
Katia Wyszkop Production Designer
François Dupeyron Screenwriter
Francois Maurel Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2003
Runtime: 94
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
for some sexual content
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
ARP
Canal Plus
France 3 Cinema

Release
December 05, 2003 (USA - Limited)
by Lucky Red
Sony Pictures Classics

Awards
2003 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
2003 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe
2003 - Best Foreign Language Film - Hollywood Foreign Press Association