Journey to Mecca
“In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta”
The 20 year old Muslim religious law student Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), whose full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta, set out from Tangier, a city in northern Morocco, in 1325, on a pilgrimage to Mecca, some 3,000 miles (over 4,800 km) to the East. The journey took him 18 months to complete and along the way he met with misfortune and adversity, including attack by bandits, rescue by Bedouins, fierce sand storms and dehydration.
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Cast
29 people
Ben Kingsley
Narrator
Known for
Schindler's List
Shutter Island
Chems-Eddine Zinoune
Ibn Battutah
No other roles listed
Carl Knutson
Bruce Neibaur
Michael Brook
Zain Al-Sabah
Hassam Ghancy
Highwayman
Known for
The Spy
Traitor
Ahmed Boulane
Known for
The Spy
Calle Malaga
Dima Alansari
Nabil Elouahabi
Hamza
Known for
The Night Of
EastEnders
Jonathan Barker
Essam Edriss
Hamza
Bruce Neibaur Director · Tahir Shah Writer Carl Knutson Writer
Worldwide gross $13K · United States release January 7, 2009 · Produced in Canada, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$13,488
Production
Eagle Vision Media Group
Production
SK Films
Production · Distribution
Cosmic Picture
Production
Desert Door Productions
Production
Dounia Productions
Production
Canada · United States
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Original title
Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United States · January 7, 2009
Theatrical
Canada
May 10, 2011 · DVD premiere
France
October 14, 2009 · Theatrical
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