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The Great Journey is a french film of genre Drama directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi with Nicolas Cazalé
The Great Journey (2004)
الرحلة الكبرى (Le Grand Voyage)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h48
Directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi
OriginFrance
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Films about Islam, Road movies
Rating71%
Le Grand Voyage is a 2004 film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. The film portrays the relationship between father and son as both embark on a religious pilgrimage trip by car. It was shown at the 2004 Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals.
Synopsis
Réda (Nicolas Cazalé) is a French-Moroccan teenager due to sit for Baccalauréat. When his devout father (played by Mohamed Majd) asks Réda to accompany him on a pilgrimage to Mecca, he reluctantly agrees. However, the father insists that they travel by car. As both embark on a road trip thousands of kilometres away from southern France, the once-icy father-and-son relationship starts to thaw as both gradually come to know each other. Réda speaks only in French to his father, who is seen speaking only Arabic for the majority of the film. Later, when necessary, the father proves that he in fact speaks impeccable French; his choice to speak only Arabic to his son is therefore purposeful.Actors
Nicolas Cazalé
(Reda)
Mohammed Majd
(The Father)
Jacky Nercessian
(Mustapha)
Kamel Belghazi
(Khalid)
Roxane Mesquida
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