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.
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Cast
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Nicolas Cazalé
Reda
Known for
The Boarding School: Las Cumbres
Overdose
Mohamed Majd
The Father
Known for
Incendies
The Source
Jacky Nercessian
Mustapha
Known for
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Napoleon
Ghina Ognianova
La vieille femme
No other roles listed
Kamel Belghazi
Khalid
Known for
Tomorrow Is Ours
Secrets of State
Atik Mohamed
Le pélerin Ahmad
Also in
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
Beyond the Door
Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui
La mère
No other roles listed
François Baroni
Le douanier italien
No other roles listed
Krassi Kpacu
Le douanier serbe
No other roles listed
Kirill Kavadarkov
Le barman yougoslave
Also in
Strong Water
Yo Ho Ho
Blajo Wymenski
L'homme du change
No other roles listed
Diyan Machev
L'homme bavard
Also in
I Am David
Fly by Rossinant
Ismaël Ferroukhi Director · Katell Djian Cinematographer
First release November 9, 2004 · Produced in France, Morocco · Languages Arabic, Bulgarian, English, French, Italian, Turkish
Production
Ognon Pictures
Production
Casablanca Films Productions
Production
Soread-2M
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Les Films du Passage
Production
Casablanca Films
Production
France · Morocco
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Languages
Original title
Le Grand Voyage
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Bulgarian · English · French · Italian · Turkish
Release dates
France · November 9, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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