
In a 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 Qur'an to the boy, receiving in return love and respect.... (Full plot summary below)
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In a 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 Qur'an to the boy, receiving in return love and respect.
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| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseSharif gives a wonderfully understated performance . . .a half-smile, a pursed lip, fills the screen with the warm glow of emotions deeply felt and expertly rendered. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA spiritual adventure story about a Sufi grocer who passes on the wisdom of this path of wonder, love and beauty to a lonely adolescent boy who yearns for something more. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSurely there is room in the movies for a small film with an unabashed, even old-fashioned but timeless humanist spirit -- and a triumphant portrayal by a veteran star that is likely to be regarded as one of the year's best. |
| OregonianMarc MohanBoth lead performances are extraordinary. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasSince there's no real-world grit to go with the grace, the story comes off as shallow and unaffecting. |
| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachMonsieur Ibrahim is about people interacting as people, not symbols (one reason, Sharif has said, he took the role was to help his grandchildren's generation understand that idea). |
| Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaTender but never sappy, Monsieur Ibrahim brings two people of vastly different age and background together in ways that are touching, and telling. It's a small, glowing gem. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonMost movingly, Monsieur Ibrahim takes a provocative subject -- friendship and love between a Jew and a Muslim -- and makes it seem natural and wondrous. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThe movie has a couple of surprises, including a major plot turn at the end that leads to a memorable resolution somewhere between happy and wistful. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoThe script falters at the end, as the two reach the Turkish village where Ibrahim was raised. But the winning performances -- and killer '60s soundtrack -- save the day. |