Muhsin80 Well this movie is a bit boring and going in my eyes to nowhere, an old man just makes friends with allowing a child to steal. Making a journey to Turkey and dieing there...in between the adolescent boy gets to do with whores (I think to make the movie a bit more interesting?!? But what disturbes me the most is how a Muslim guy is shown here...drinking and selling alcohol, selling food at a higher price to compensate the loss that he's done by letting the boy steal, flirting with women, lying to others to obtain a car, giving ideas to a boy to lie to his own father...nothing to do with a real Muslim, sufi or not, these things aren't tolerated what so ever!!!! So if you watch this movie please don't see a Muslim like this...

dan_nut_21 I really liked the movie because first of all the plot was extremely realistic and I thought Omar Sharif was really good in the movie. The language was clear and easy to understand. I liked the whole plot of Jewish boy growing up,befriending old Moslim storekeeper and learning the most meaningful parts of the Quoran and applying them to life. It was a really wonderful movie and I wouldn't mind watching it again! I felt that the movie was trying to convey to us a silent message about how we should accept one another for who were are regardless of religion, caste, sex or color. That we should learn how to respect each other's religion, customs and lifestyles. I would have liked to see more music in the movie as well as a better idea of the location of the film. I think the actors, director and other members of the crew did a really good job on the entire production. In the future I would love to see more movies of this type coming out. So, keep up the good work!

Claudio Carvalho In a street called Blue in a very poor neighborhood in Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim (Omar Shariff) is an old Muslin Turkish owner of a small market. He becomes friend of the teenager Jewish Moises, tenderly nicknamed Momo (Pierre Boulanger), 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 Koran to the boy, receiving in return love and respect."Monsieur Ibrahim et les Fleurs du Coran" is a wonderful and sensitive tale of friendship. Omar Shariff gives one of his best performances in the role of an experienced and very good man that follows the teaching of his sacred book as his principle of life. Pierre Boulanger has also a great acting in the role of a needy teenager that finds the father he has never had in Monsieur Ibrahim. This delicate and sweet movie deserves to be watched many times, especially in those days that the viewer is down and sorrow, to enlighten his or her life. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Uma Amizade Sem Fronteiras" ("A Friendship Without Boundaries")

Magic Lamp I like the simplicity of this movie. No expensive sets, no complicated dialog, no beautiful stars. The co-dependence of youth and old age is beautiful. The young boy learns how to smile and win. His estrangement from his father and his new found lust for sex have been effectively captured. The old man makes peace with his impending death. The movie has some pearls of wisdom. Its a never ending cycle - all rivers flow into the sea - into the immensity. Its not what you get, its what you give that makes you rich. And no one can take those riches away from you. I wish more reel had been spent on the car drive from France to Turkey, instead of just showing some clouds floating by.