Film Summary
MONSIEUR IBRAHIM is a new French coming-of-age tale set in a working class neighborhood of early-to-mid 1960's Paris. Two unlikely characters -- a Jewish boy and an elderly Muslim grocer (Omar Sharif)-- begin a friendship "You can't take your eyes off the aged beauty of 71-year-old Omar Sharif, who plays the title character in the delicate cross-cultural fable MONSIEUR IBRAHIM with palpable delight." -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY "This modest, sentimental film looks nostalgically back on Paris in the mid-1960's and casts a loving, oblique glance at the French movies of that era." -- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES "A small, sweet film about an old man ignoring all barriers to simply teach a young boy how to be an adult. And we can appreciate it and cherish it for that alone." -- Stephen Whitty, NEWARK STAR-LEDGER "Sharif sparkles as a Turkish grocery store owner and self-styled philosopher who brings sunshine into the life of a lonely boy." -- Deborah Young, VARIETY