Review of Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) by Lanning : — 03 Sep 2007
Moses: When are you going to adopt me? Monsieur Ibrahim: Tomorrow if you like. Ah, yes, if only life were always so easy. There is a definite fairy tale quality to this film. It's a nice, quiet story about love and acceptance.
I'm sure they could have done more with this script, but I think they did not want to make it any more of a "message" movie than it is; there are no axes to grind here. This is less about the universal problems of racial or religious differences and child abandonment than it is about one individual finding his place in the world.
A wonderful coming of age story, and a very fine performance by Omar Sharif.
This review of Monsieur Ibrahim (2003) was written by Lanning : on 03 Sep 2007.
Monsieur Ibrahim has generally received very positive reviews.
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