In this sensitive road movie with gentle brushes of humour, a father and son begin to bridge the generation divide.
When Mustapha (Majid) decides to travel to Mecca, his son Réda (Cazale) begrudgingly agrees to take time off High School to drive him there. Réda, a non-religious Moroccan, thinks his father should fly to Mecca. But Mustapha's answer is that the trip should be as arduous as possible. And so they embark in an ancient jalopy to drive through seven countries with barely enough money to buy petrol.
At first it seems as if they truly have nothing in common - and their differences are defined by more than just age. But as they drive through different countries and meet a host of varying characters, they begin to see each other in an entirely new light.
Starring:
Nicolas Cazale, Mohamed Majid, Jacky Nerccessian
