Reda
Nicolas Cazalé
Reda

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.
Reda
Nicolas Cazalé
Reda
The Father
Mohamed Majd
The Father
Mustapha
Jacky Nercessian
Mustapha
La vieille femme
Ghina Ognianova
La vieille femme
Khalid
Kamel Belghazi
Khalid
Le pélerin Ahmad
Atik Mohamed
Le pélerin Ahmad
La mère
Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui
La mère
Le douanier italien
François Baroni
Le douanier italien
Le douanier serbe
Krassi Kpacu
Le douanier serbe
Le barman yougoslave
Kirill Kavadarkov
Le barman yougoslave
L'homme du change
Blajo Wymenski
L'homme du change
L'homme bavard
Diyan Machev
L'homme bavard
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.
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