Le grand voyage (2004)

Note Générale:

7,2/10   

Réalisateur:

Ismaël Ferroukhi

Scénariste:

Ismaël Ferroukhi (writer)

Date de sortie:

24 novembre 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drame

Intrigue:

Reda, a young French-Moroccan guy and his old father drive from the south of France to Mecca in order for the father to do his pilgrimage. At first distant, they gradually learn to know each other.

Plot Keywords:

Mecca | Pilgrimage | French Moroccan | Hotel Room | Mosque

Récompenses:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

poignant, thought-provoking, touching

Ensemble

Nicolas Cazalé	...	Reda
Mohamed Majd	...	The Father
Jacky Nercessian	...	Mustapha
Ghina Ognianova	...	La vieille femme
Kamel Belghazi	...	Khalid
Atik Mohamed	...	Le pélerin Ahmad
Malika Mesrar El Hadaoui	...	La mère
François Baroni	...	Le douanier italien
Krassi Kpacu	...	Le douanier serbe
Kirill Kavadarkov	...	Le barman yougoslave
Blajo Wymenski	...	L'homme du change
Diyan Machev	...	L'homme bavard (as Dean Matchev)
Erol Atac	...	Douanier turc 1 (as Erol Ataç)
Sadik Deveci	...	Douanier turc 2
Nihat Nikerel	...	Chef policier turc

Durée:

108 min

Pays:

France | Morocco

Langue:

Bulgare | Français | Arabe | Anglais | Italien | Turc

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Brazil:10 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) | Brazil:Livre | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:Atp | Ireland:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Société:

Ognon Pictures

Guillemet:

Reda: Where is my cell-phone?
The Father: It's in a garbage can 200 miles away.

Connexions:

figure dans Humbert Balsan, producteur rebelle (2006) (TV)

poignant, thought-provoking, touching

I won't repeat all that has been said already by other viewers of this film.

In my opinion this is an excellent film, not only as a very human tale of the developing relationship between a father and his grown-up son, but also as a little window onto the world of practising Islam, for those like me who are not very familiar with that religion.

An important aspect of this story is that of the young man's relation to his father's beliefs and practices, and how his attitude towards the religion seems to alter in subtle ways as we progress on their journey with them.

This is a very thought-provoking, enjoyable and well-made film that I would recommend to anyone with brain and heart.