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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| Release Date: | Nov 09, 2004 |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Production Company: | Ognon Pictures, Casablanca Films Productions, Soread-2M, ARTE France Cinéma, Les Films du Passage |
| Production Countries: | France, Morocco |
| Casts: | Nicolas Cazalé, Mohamed Majd, Jacky Nercessian, Ghina Ognianova, Kamel Belghazi, Atik Mohamed, Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui, François Baroni, Krassi Kpacu, Kirill Kavadarkov, Blajo Wymenski |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
A voyage without energy. I see many Film Movement releases and this is among the weakest I've seen. Listless. It failed at everything it tried, whether road,father/son or spiritual journey. The huge throngs at Mecca at the end were impressive but otherwise I can't recommend.
