Ghina Ognianova, Jacky Nercessian, Kamel Belghazi

Out of filial duty and a sense of adventure, Reda, a young French man, agrees to accompany his elderly Moroccan father on the hajj -- the pilgrimage to Mecca. It is an obligatory trip for every good M...( read more  read more... )uslim who can afford it. The only catch: the journey from France to Saudi Arabia will be by car. Initially, Reda doesn't understand why his father doesn't simply take a plane and be done with it. His father responds that the pilgrimage should be as arduous a journey as possible to show the believer's faith. And, so it proves to be. Along the way the father and son will cross national borders, seas, even continents, but no distance is greater than the one they cross to come to terms with each other.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Ismael Ferroukhi

Release Date: April 8, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006

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  • February 8, 2007
    I can't believe this film is on here! Fair play.
  • September 23, 2009
    A grand movie about a grand voyage. Really captivating till the end. Especially if you share the same religious believe..One of the best road trip & father-son bonding movie that I have ever watched.Excellent!
  • September 4, 2009
    Out of filial duty and a sense of adventure, Reda, a young French man, agrees to accompany his elderly Moroccan father on the hajj -- the pilgrimage to Mecca. It is an obligatory trip for every good Muslim who can afford it. The only catch: the journey from France to Saudi Arabia...( read more) will be by car. Initially, Reda doesn't understand why his father doesn't simply take a plane and be done with it. His father responds that the pilgrimage should be as arduous a journey as possible to show the believer's faith. And, so it proves to be. Along the way the father and son will cross national borders, seas, even continents, but no distance is greater than the one they cross to come to terms with each other..... (taken from FLIXSTER reviews)
  • July 8, 2009
    A father and son on their pilgrimage to mecca.
  • June 27, 2009
    sangat menyentuh ... hubungan ayah dan anak lelakinya dalam perjalanan haji ke tanah suci . keren banged ..
  • June 6, 2009
    I LIKE THIS MOVIES ALOT !!...EVEN I WATCH FOR FEW TIMES I NEVER GET BORING TO SEE IT,AND OLSO EVERYTIME I SEE THIS MOVIE MY TEARS ITS DOWN FROM MY EYES...I LOVE NICOLAS CAZALE !!
  • May 26, 2009
    One of the better foreign films I have seen.
  • March 8, 2009
    Film ini menceritakan seorang anak yang mengorbankan waktunya untuk mengantar ayah tercinta pergi haji ke tanah suci. Mereka berangkat dari Perancis ke Mekah dengan menggunakan mobil. Selama perjalanan, banyak kejadian yang intinya menggoda si anak untuk tetap melanjutkan perjala...( read more)nan mengantar ayahanda atau pulang dan bersenang-senang.
    jarak dari perancis ke Mekah, mereka harus melalui berbagai negara, di setiap negara yang dilewati, si anak tergoda untuk melakukan kesenangan-kesenangan (intinya dia jenuh dan malas untuk mengantar ayahnya). Sampai pada akhirnya, ketika sampai di sebuah negara, si anak dirampok oleh teman yang baru dikenalnya.

    Sampai akhirnya, dengan sedikit berat hati, si anak tetap melanjutkan perjalanan ke Mekah dan dengan sabar menunggu ayahanda beribadah. sampai pada suatu hari, ketika menunggu ayah tercinta menyelesaikan rukun hajinya, si anak begtiu cemas, karena sampai malam, ayahnya belum pulang ke tempat sebelumnya ayahnya dan jamaah haji yang lain menunaikan rukun ibadah haji. Si nak mulai cemas dan kemuidan mulai mencari dimanakah ayahnya. Sampai pada akhirnya, si anak menemukan ayahnya telah wafat.
    film ini mengambarkan bahwa kita kadang malas untuk melakukan kebaikan yang sudah nyata-nyata kebaikannya sangat baik untuk kita. Selalu banyak hal yang menganggu keistiqamahan kita. Jalan kebaikan selalu pebuh onak dan duri, butuh sebuah ketahanan hati untuk tetap melanutkan sampai kita bertemu dengan tujuan kita, bisa jadi itu SURGA
  • March 7, 2009
    Kisah mengharukan tentang seorang lelaki Perancis keturunan Maroko yang sedang dalam perjalanan naik haji dengan sebuah mobil yang dikendarai oleh puteranya, pelajar SMA yang tidak mengenal agama dan tidak akrab dengan ayahnya. Patut ditonton sebagai renungan. Sederhana namun mem...( read more)ikat.
  • March 2, 2009
    Okay, but I think the film is not over yet. Reda still the same until the end... it seems that he still don't make any peace with his Dad.

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