An elderly father forces his French-born son to drive him across seven countries to visit Mecca in Ismael Ferroukhi's first theatrical feature "Le Grand Voyage." Brushed by gentle humor, the story is ...

"A tribute to the 97% of Muslims we never hear about in the Western world" is how French writer/director Ismael Ferroukhi describes his pleasingly understated road movie. Le Grand Voyage's premise ...

Details: 2004, France, Rest of the world, Cert PG, 108 mins Direction: Ismael Ferroukhi Summary: Against his wishes, a French teenager joins his father on a harrowing pilgrimage to Mecca. With: Jacky ...

Mismatched travel companions are a staple of the road movie, but the device has seldom been used to more resonant effect than in this piquant 2004 drama about an elderly French-Moroccan (Mohamed Majd) ...

Réda (Nicolas Cazalé) and his brother attach an orange car door to the old, light blue Peugeot. The great journey is about to begin. Réda is less than thrilled when his father (Mohamed Majd) informs ...