Le Grand Voyage
Out of filial duty and a sense of adventure, Reda, a young French man, agrees to accompany his Moroccan father on the hajj—the pilgrimage to Mecca. The only catch: the journey from France to Saudi Arabia will be by car. Along the way the two will cross national borders, seas, even continents, but no distance is greater than the one they cross to come to terms with each other. Director Ismaël Ferroukhi (who co-wrote Cédric Kahn’s Trop de Bonheur, ND/NF 1995) deftly handles the cultural and generational collisions, as the journey becomes a process of continuing self-discovery. The filmmakers received rare permission to shoot the final scenes in Mecca—and the images they capture are truly amazing. France/Morocco, 2004. 108 min. A Film Movement release.
A-25a Fri March 25 at 6pm
M-26b Sat March 26 at 6:15pm
A Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
W Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
M The Museum of Modern Art