United States / Jan 07, 2009
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Journey to Mecca: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, العربية |
| Production countries | Canada, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Eagle Vision Media Group, SK Films, Cosmic Picture, Desert Door Productions, Dounia Productions |
| Official site | journeytomeccagiantscreen.com |
| Release date | 7 gennaio 2009 |
| Executive producer | Jake Eberts |
| Production | Taran Davies, Dominic Cunningham-Reid, Jonathan Barker |
| Writer | Bruce Neibaur, Tahir Shah, Carl Knutson |
| Casting | Ahmed Boulane, Kate Dowd |
| Cinematography | Matthew Williams |
| Assistant directors | Bruce Neibaur, Charles Jodoin-Keaton |
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| Camera operators | Matthew Williams |
| Additional photography | Matthew Williams |
| Production design | Mike Fowlie, Philip Murphy |
| Art direction | Philip Murphy, Mike Fowlie |
| Set decoration | Mike Fowlie, Philip Murphy |
| Music | Michael Brook |
| Sound | Michael Brook |
| Costume design | Emma Bellocq, Amina El Halhouli, Hicham Sahi |
| Makeup | Amina El Halhouli, Emma Bellocq, Hicham Sahi |
| Hairstyling | Emma Bellocq, Amina El Halhouli, Hicham Sahi |
| Budget | 13 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Oct 14, 2009
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