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.

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