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Journey to Mecca

2009 · 45 min

A sweeping, earnest historical pilgrimage that immerses you in desert hardship and spiritual resolve, with grand visuals and a gentle educational tone.

Directed by
Bruce Neibaur
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Chems-Eddine Zinoune, Hassam Ghancy
Tagline
In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta
Overview
The 20 year old Muslim religious law student Ibn Battuta (1304–1368), whose full name was Abu Abdullah Muhammed Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta, set out from Tangier, a city in northern Morocco, in 1325, on a pilgrimage to Mecca, some 3,000 miles (over 4,800 km) to the East. The journey took him 18 months to complete and along the way he met with misfortune and adversity, including attack by bandits, rescue by Bedouins, fierce sand storms and dehydration.

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Directed by
Bruce Neibaur
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Ben Kingsley, Chems-Eddine Zinoune, Hassam Ghancy
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • survival
  • identity
  • exploration
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action4
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Bruce Neibaur
Written by
Bruce Neibaur, Tahir Shah, Carl Knutson
Starring
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Music
Michael Brook
Cinematography
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Runtime
45 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English, Arabic

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