The Great Journey (French: Le Grand Voyage) is a 2004 film written and directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi.
When his devout father (played by Mohamed Majd) asks Réda to drive him on a pilgrimage to Mecca, he reluctantly agrees.
The route taken by the father and son goes from Provence, France through Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, and Jordan before reaching Saudi Arabia.
[1] Along the way, the two meet several interesting characters, including an aged woman clad in black who, though they attempt to leave her behind, reappears in various scenes.
The film's director, Ismaël Ferroukhi, said that while shooting in Mecca, "no one looked at the camera; people didn't even seem to see the crew – they're in another world.