Fresh
That rare film about the sort of emotionally needy people who don't wear their neediness on their sleeves.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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Monsieur Ibrahim
Overview
Paris, 1960s. Momo, a resolute and independent Jewish teenager who lives with his father, a sullen and depressed man, in a working-class neighborhood, develops a close friendship with Monsieur Ibrahim, an elderly Muslim who owns a small grocery store.
Director and cast
- François Dupeyron Director
- Omar Sharif as Monsieur Ibrahim
- Pierre Boulanger as Momo
- Gilbert Melki as Momo's Father
- Isabelle Renauld as Momo's Mother
- Lola Naymark as Myriam
- Anne Suarez as Sylvie
- Mata Gabin as Fatou
- Céline Samie as Eva
- Isabelle Adjani as The Star
- Guillaume Gallienne as The Car Salesman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Tender but never sappy, Monsieur Ibrahim brings two people of vastly different age and background together in ways that are touching, and telling.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Contrary to expectation, it's neither a movie about religion nor the coming together of enemies. What it is, at heart, is a movie about love.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
Sharif proves that at age 72 he can still command the screen.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
Pierre Boulanger, who plays Moses, has an intelligent, awkward boyish charm, but most of the interest comes from Omar Sharif.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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