The Great Journey (2004)
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.
- Released
- 2004-11-09
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ismaël Ferroukhi
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 38 votes
Cast
- Nicolas Cazalé as Reda
- Mohamed Majd as The Father
- Jacky Nercessian as Mustapha
- Ghina Ognianova as La vieille femme
- Kamel Belghazi as Khalid
- Atik Mohamed as Le pélerin Ahmad
- Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui as La mère
- François Baroni as Le douanier italien
- Krassi Kpacu as Le douanier serbe
- Kirill Kavadarkov as Le barman yougoslave
- Blajo Wymenski as L'homme du change
- Diyan Machev as L'homme bavard