At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Sacred space and pilgrimageFamily, marriage and kinshipRefugees, migrants and diaspora
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2004 CE · 1425 AH†
- Countries
- FR · MA
- Languages
- fr (original) · ar (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Le Grand Voyageالرحلة الكبرىThe Great Journey
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"The Great Journey" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2004, produced in France and Morocco, directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi. Its leading performers include Nicolas Cazalé, Mohamed Majd, Jacky Nercessian, Kiril Kavadarkov and Nihat Nikerel. Ismaël Ferroukhi's film about a Moroccan father who requires his French son to accompany him, driving from France to Mecca for the hajj; one of the most beautiful fiction films about the hajj. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Nicolas Cazalé· Mohamed Majd· Jacky Nercessian· Kiril Kavadarkov· Nihat Nikerel· Roxane Mesquida· Kamel Belghazi
- Directed by
- Ismaël Ferroukhi
- Written by
- Ismaël Ferroukhi
People and things also explored
The Arabs and their peoples before Islam· The partition of the Meccan offices between Abd Manaf and Abd al-Dar· The Settlement of Hajar and Ismail at Mecca· Judham· Kinda· Tayy· Imran ibn Amr Muzayqiya· Jafna ibn Amr
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Great Journey”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-rihla-al-kubra-2004/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.