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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Watch With Your Teen, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 07/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Buddy Film, Coming-of-Age See Also: Monsieur Ibrahim et Les Fleurs du Coran

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

Omar Sharif - Ibrahim
Pierre Boulanger - Momo
Gilbert Melki - Father
Lola Naymark - Myriam
Anne Suarez - Sylvie

An unlikely friendship between an elderly, widowed Parisian grocer (Omar Sharif) and a lonely young boy (Pierre Boulanger) provides each with a newfound sense of being in Columbia TriStar Home Video's release of director François Dupeyron's affecting drama. The feature is offered in 1.66:1 widescreen and presents audio rendered in French Dolby Digital 5.1 with optional English, Spanish, or Portuguese subtitles. Viewers can also access an audio commentary track featuring star Sharif. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide