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Le Grand Voyage (2004)

Le Grand Voyage poster
Directed by
Ismaël Ferroukhi
Genre
drama film, road movie, coming-of-age film
Country
Morocco, Bulgaria, France, Turkey
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man drives his elderly father from France to Mecca for a religious pilgrimage. Along the way, the two men clash over their different beliefs and slowly learn to understand each other.

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What happens

The Great Journey (French: 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. The film won the Golden Astor for Best Film at the 2005 Mar del Plata International Film Festival, also was shown at the prestigious 2004 Toronto and Venice International Film Festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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