Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran

Movie

Starring Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Omar Shariff, Pierre Boulanger

On the 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 Koran to the boy, receiving in return love and respect.