Poster for the movie The Great Journey

The Great Journey

2004 • 108 minutes
DramaRomance

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.

Picture of Nicolas Cazalé

Nicolas Cazalé

Reda

Picture of Mohamed Majd

Mohamed Majd

The Father

Picture of Jacky Nercessian

Jacky Nercessian

Mustapha

Picture of Ghina Ognianova

Ghina Ognianova

La vieille femme

Picture of Kamel Belghazi

Kamel Belghazi

Khalid

Picture of Atik Mohamed

Atik Mohamed

Le pélerin Ahmad

Picture of Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui

Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui

La mère

Picture of François Baroni

François Baroni

Le douanier italien

Picture of Krassi Kpacu

Krassi Kpacu

Le douanier serbe

Picture of Kirill Kavadarkov

Kirill Kavadarkov

Le barman yougoslave

Picture of Blajo Wymenski

Blajo Wymenski

L'homme du change

Picture of Diyan Machev

Diyan Machev

L'homme bavard

Picture of Erol Atac

Erol Atac

Douanier turc 1

Picture of Sadik Deveci

Sadik Deveci

Douanier turc 2

Picture of Nihat Nikerel

Nihat Nikerel

Chef policier turc