The Great Journey

Reda, summoned to accompany his father on a pilgrimage to Mecca, complies reluctantly - as he preparing for his baccalaureat and, even more important, has a secret love relationship. The trip across Europe in a broken-down car is also the departure of his father: upon arrival in Mecca, both Reda and his father are not the characters they were at the start of the movie. Avoiding the hackneyed theme of the return to the homeland, the film uses the departure to renew a connection between two generation.

• Release date
• November 9, 2004
• Runtime
• 108 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Ismaël Ferroukhi

Cast

Nicolas Cazalé Reda Mohamed Majd The Father Jacky Nercessian Mustapha

G

Ghina Ognianova La vieille femme Kamel Belghazi Khalid

A

Atik Mohamed Le pélerin Ahmad

M

Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui La mère

F

François Baroni Le douanier italien