The Great Journey
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1hr
48mins
Directed by
Ismaël Ferroukhi,
Starring
Nicolas Cazalé,
Mohamed Majd,
Jacky Nercessian,
Ghina Ognianova
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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.