IBRAHIM

Ibrahim, a dreamy teenager living on the outskirts of Paris with his father Ahmed, has a difficult relationship with him. When his best friend Achille involves him in a shoplifting scheme that goes wrong, Ibrahim is caught and leaves his father facing an unexpected and substantial debt that threatens his plans for the future. Determined to make amends and regain his father’s respect, Ibrahim is willing to take every risk to repair his mistake.

Directed by Samir Guesmi
Screenplay Samir Guesmi
Cast Abdel Bendaher Samir Guesmi Luana Bajrami
Music Raphael Eligoulachvili
Cinematography Céline Bozon
Editing Pauline Dairou
Production Companies Why Not Productions
Festival de Cannes
2020 | Official Selection — Cannes 2020 Label / First Features
Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême
2020 | Competition
Valois de Diamant — Best Film
Valois for Best Director — Samir Guesmi
Valois for Best Screenplay — Samir Guesmi & Camille Lugan
Valois for Best Film Music — Raphaël Eligoulachvili
Alice nella Città — Rome Film Festival
2020 | Official Competition
Caméra d'Or Alice / MyMovies
Festival Lumière — Grand Lyon Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection — Cannes 2020 Label
Telluride Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection
Busan International Film Festival
2020 | World Cinema
El Gouna Film Festival
2020 | Official Selection — Out of Competition
Hong Kong French Film Festival
2020 | Panorama
Festival De l’écrit à l’écran
2020 | Official Selection / Avant-première
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers
2021 | European Feature Film Competition
Grand Jury Prize — European Feature Films / Ville d’Angers — Le Monde
The American French Film Festival — COLCOA
2021 | Competition
Best First Feature Award
Jerusalem Film Festival
2021 | Panorama — French Cinema
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York
2021 | Official Selection
Alliance Française French Film Festival — Australia
2021 | Film Buffs Quarter
French Film Festival UK
2021 | Discovery
CINEMANIA — Montréal
2021 | Official Selection
Festival du Film Francophone de Grèce
2022 | Panorama
French Film Festival UK
2024 | Extra
Lumières Awards
2022 | Nominations
Best First Feature
Most Promising Actor — Abdel Bendaher

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