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Monsieur Ibrahim

2003 · 91 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story about an unlikely friendship that offers quiet warmth and wisdom amid loneliness.

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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • identity
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
François Dupeyron
Written by
François Dupeyron
Starring
Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger, Gilbert Melki, Isabelle Renauld, Lola Naymark, Anne Suarez, Mata Gabin, Céline Samie
Music
Philippe Miller
Cinematography
Rémy Chevrin
Runtime
91 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Turkish

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