Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

Plot

On the street called Blue in a very poor neighborhood in Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim is an old Muslim Turkish owner of a small market. He becomes friend of the teenager Jewish Moises, tenderly nicknamed Momo, who lives with his father in a small apartment on the other side of the street. Monsieur Ibrahim gives paternal love and teaches the knowledge of the Koran to the boy, receiving in return love and respect.

Cast

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Omar Shariff

Monsieur Ibrahim

Pierre Boulanger