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Key Information
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| Stars: |
Omar Sharif |
| Actors: |
Gilbert Melki |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Religion · French |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
043396032453 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 34min |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
English (Subtitled) |
| Original Language: |
French |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 35min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (July 06, 2004)
UPC: 043396032460 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 34min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (July 06, 2004)
UPC: 043396032453 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Francois Dupeyron |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/13/2004, p.17D, Mike Clark): "It's an easygoing coming-of-age movie....Writer/director Francois Dupeyron has an impressive camera eye..." |
| More Information |
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Vividly portraying a 1960s Paris neighborhood where lower-class status unites residents of varied religious and ethnic backgrounds, MONSIEUR IBRAHIM follows the universally appealing story of a young boy's coming of age. Moses (Pierre Boulanger), a Jewish teenager, lives in an apartment with his depressed father. His father's detachment leaves Moses with ample time for listening to rock music, pursuing alluring prostitutes, and making daily visits to the corner grocery where he befriends the owner, Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Sharif). Monsieur Ibrahim looks the other way when Moses steals food, teaches him the difference between being Arab and being Muslim, and dispenses advice on life, love, and happiness. When Moses' father eventually abandons him, Monsieur Ibrahim adopts him and cements the father-son bond that each of them desperately needs. <br> <br> Though never the focus of the film, the exploration of religion and ethnicity underscores French attitudes toward immigrants in that era, and establishes d... |
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