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Release Date:
November 9, 2004
Original Title:
Le Grand Voyage
Alternate Titles:
Die grosse Reise
El largo viaje
The Great Journey
Голямото пътуване
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
ARTE France Cinéma
Casablanca Films Productions
Les Films du Passage
Ognon Pictures
Soread-2M
Production Countries:
France | Morocco
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 108
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
Director of Photography:
Katell Djian
Editor:
Katell Djian
Music:
Fowzi Guerdjou
Producer:
Humbert Balsan
Sound:
Xavier Griette
Writer:
Ismaël Ferroukhi
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