All language subtitles for The.Great.Journey.2004.ARABIC.1080p.WEBRip.x264-VXT

- This one?
- No, behind you, on your right.

No, the orange one
behind you.

- This one?
- That's the one. Come on down.

Watch out, damn it!
You'll scratch it.

Hold it higher!

I hope
it holds out.

I worked out the distance...
over 6,000 miles both ways.

It won't be
a picnic.

If it goes okay...
inshallah...

I'll give up drinking
for some serious praying.

Ow!

What the hell
are you doing?! Wake up!

You busted
my finger.

Just fix it and spare me
your life story.

What was that?

Nothing.
Forget it.

Go on!

Watch how
you talk to me!

I can't hold it
all day.

Okay, you can
let go now.

- Where you going?
- To an appointment.

Leave your bike
there and wait.

You'll leave when I say so.
Get me a rear-view mirror.

I'm not your slave. Papa said
it was just for the door.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

I'll teach you!

What's going on?

Where were you?

Your father's been
looking for you.

What does he want now?

He wants
to talk to you.

I'll bring you
your supper. Go on.

I went to see your brother
today at the police station.

Who, Khalid?

He was drunk.

He ran a red light and didn't
stop. He lost his license.

I'm old now.

I don't know how to drive,
and I can't wait another year.

I've thought it over.

You'll drive me
to Mecca.

I've already applied for
your visa for Saudi Arabia.

We leave Sunday.

You have four days
to get ready.

Why the hell would
I go there?

Can't he fly,
like everyone else?

I'm warning you,

I can't just
get up and leave.

I have my final exams.
I already failed once.

This is my last chance.

Here.

I'm lending it to you.

Bring me back
a few pictures.

Take good care
of the car.

And don't forget to check
the oil regularly.

Be careful when you're in first gear.
The gearbox's screwed up.

Is that all?

Otherwise it runs
like clockwork.

It can drive
around the world.

I know this car
by heart.

Anything else?

Be careful,
little brother.

God bless you.

I have no advice
to give you.

You're the eldest. Watch over
your brothers and your mother.

May God protect you.

Let's go.

Why are you driving
so fast?

Those who hurry
are already dead.

Keep it up at this speed,
and the car won't last long.

You may be young,
but it isn't.

Dad.

Dad.

Where are the passports?

- I don't understand.
- For customs.

Why didn't you wake me?

The passports!

I have to pray.

Now?

Park over there.

Hold on.
We're at customs.

So what?

It's no place to pray.

Do you believe in God?

Everything okay?

I have some minor family
problems. Nothing serious.

Let the school know
I'll be absent for a while.

I'll explain some other time.

I can't talk now.
I'm hanging up.

Stop here and get some rest.

It's okay. I'm not tired.

We're stopping.
You need some sleep.

We can stop in Milan.

Stop, I said.
Your eyes are red.

Stop! You hear me?

Don't worry.
I know what I'm doing.

We'll be in Milan
within an hour.

Trust me.

Go on and sleep.

You almost
got us killed!

You're stubborn,

but I'm the one
who decides here.

Why couldn't we
stop in Milan?

I may never get
to see it.

What would you
do in Milan?

I don't know...

take pictures, see the sights,
discover the city.

You think
we're tourists?

That we're going
to stop in every city?

I hope we're stopping
in Venice, at least?

It's on the way.

For an hour.

Just for an hour.

What are you
waiting for?

This road isn't
on the map.

We backtrack to Zagreb and take
the freeway to Belgrade.

I warned you
about backroads.

- This is the right way.
- How do you know? You can't even read.

Look, Dad.

We're here

and we have to get
to Belgrade.

If we backtrack to Zagreb,

we can get on
the freeway to Belgrade.

Understand?

Hello?

Okay.

We'll do as you want.

Which way?
Right or left?

We'll spend
the night here.

Have you seen
my cell phone?

- What?
- My phone.

It's miles back,
in a garbage can.

What?!

You were here but your mind
was elsewhere.

We still don't know
where we're going.

That's why
you weren't listening.

Slow down.

We'll ask
for directions.

Excuse me.

How do I get to Belgrade?
What's she doing?

Beograd?

Where...

direction?

Where are you going?

What do we do?

We take her
with us. Go on.

- Dokumenti?
- Dokumenti.

- Registration?
- Dokumenti.

- Passport.
- Passport.

Passport.

Don't understand.

- Francuz?
- Francuz.

We're still 70 miles
from Belgrade.

We have to hurry if we're
to make it by dark.

Not her again!
What's she doing here?

She won't budge.

No no no...

Fucking...

Get out.

Look at me! Get out.
Out, I tell you!

Leave her alone!

You! Where are you going?

"Delichi"?

Get in.

Delichi must be
a town on our way.

We'll take her there.

I thought
we weren't tourists.

Delichi?

Delichi?

Nobody knows
Delichi.

We'll have
lunch here.

I told you
there's no Delichi.

The old woman's
talking nonsense.

It's weird, a woman
in the middle of nowhere,

with no bags or anything.
Isn't it?

She gives me
the creeps.

We have to
get rid of her.

I got her a room.

Here.

I'll meet you at the car.

Go ahead.

Dad!

- Give me the keys.
- Take it easy.

She got the message.

May God help her.

That felt nice.

Hello? Hello?

There's a sign over there.

No. No.

- Change?
- Change?

- Euro.
- Euro?

Wait.

Excuse me, do you
speak English?

Change?

Wait in the car. I'll check out
and get our passports.

Did you use
the hotel phone?

No no.

The window.

Excuse me, sir?

- Bonjour.
- Bonjour.

Do you speak French?

- Da.
- The way to Sofia, please?

- Sofia?
- Sofia.

Do you speak English?

Over the mountains?

- What's he saying?
- I have no idea.

Then what are you
waiting for?

Okay, thanks.

Thank you.
Thank you.

It think it's over
the mountains.

But I'm not sure.

What's on your mind?

- I wanted to ask you something.
- What?

Why didn't you fly to Mecca?

It's a lot simpler.

When the waters of the ocean
rise to the heavens,

they lose their bitterness
to become pure again.

What?

The ocean waters evaporate
as they rise to the clouds.

And as they evaporate,
they become fresh.

That's why it's better
to go on your pilgrimage

on foot
than on horseback;

and better on horseback
than by car;

and better by car
than by boat;

and better by boat
than by plane.

When I was a child,

my father... God rest his soul...
set out on a mule.

I'll never forget
that day.

He was
a courageous man.

Every day,

I'd climb to
the top of a hill

from where I could
see the horizon.

I wanted to be the first
to see him come home.

I would stay up there
until nightfall.

Sometimes, I would even fall
asleep up there,

until your grandmother
came looking for me.

Not sleeping?

How am I supposed to sleep?
It's below zero!

We can't continue
in this weather. It's too cold.

- Try to sleep.
- I can't!

Tomorrow, God willing,
we'll sleep in an hotel.

Dad.

We're snowed in.

Dad!

Dad!

We're in Bulgaria.
We're snowed in.

Wake up.

Come on! Come on!

Dad!

What do we do?

Dad?

Dad, it's me, Reda.

Can you hear me?
It's Reda.

Are you okay?

Where is the car?

Don't worry.

It's parked on the other side
of Sofia, near the station.

We came here by taxi.

Go back to the car.

Look in the glove compartment.
I left my prayer book there.

Bring it, please.

Reda.

Reda, wake up.

Dad?

What are you doing up?

Let's go. We still have
a long way to go.

Hurry up.

Mine... passport,

and my father.

What?

French car?

Paper?
All right, yes.

What?

Do you speak English?
I don't understand.

I don't understand
anything he says.

What's keeping him?

I'll be right back.

Excuse me.

What's going on?

I'm with my...
do you speak English?

What's happened?

Please, mister.

Your... your friend
take the passport and...

Please, listen to me.

I am with my father to go
to the "Mecque"...Mecca.

"Arabie Saoudite"...

with my father,
in the blue car.

And...

- you understand when I speak?
- Passport.

No passport.

Your friend take
the passport!

He's asking where
you're going.

- You speak French?
- Yes.

I keep trying to explain

I'm taking my father
to Mecca for his pilgrimage.

Your father can go
but your passport has a problem.

But it's valid
for four years!

Read it!
Four years!

I suggest you keep
your voice down,

or you won't have a chance.
They don't like that.

I'm with my father.

Am I supposed
to leave him alone?

Wait in your car.
I'll see what I can do.

You're in luck.
It's all settled.

Go ahead,
but drive slowly.

That's it.

Welcome to Turkey.
Straight ahead.

Keep going. Straight ahead.
Don't be afraid.

Drive faster.

Faster, or they'll all start
crossing the street.

We're almost there.
Turn left.

- Here?
- Yep.

I'm very honored
to meet pilgrims like you.

People don't understand
anything today.

They only respect money.

They're not even afraid
of God anymore.

- You work for customs?
- No.

I was seeing off my cousin.
He lives in Germany.

I lived
in France myself.

We're fellow countrymen,
in a way.

Turn right. At this corner.
It's right here.

- It's the brown house. See it?
- Yes.

You can stop here.

This is where I live.

Thanks so much.

Let me invite you
in for tea.

I'd be honored.

We still have
a long way to go.

Without me, you'd still be
at the border.

I won't say
how much it cost me.

Five minutes.

You go.
I'll wait in the car.

You're taking
a wonderful journey.

I'd like to make
my pilgrimage too,

but I can't afford it
this year,

like every year.

He asked if
he could come along.

He wants to make
his pilgrimage too.

He'll come in handy
as an interpreter.

Thanks so much, Hadj.
God bless you.

My wife is so glad.

I haven't much money
but I'll chip in what I can.

I'll guide you out of here,
then we'll head for Istanbul.

Go straight
for now.

My name's Mustapha.

One day it's a democracy,
the next a dictatorship.

Here, power brings you money,
and money brings you more power.

That's why nothing
ever changes.

It's called the Blue Mosque
because of its blue tiles.

It's huge!

It's the second
mosque after Mecca.

There are six minarets here
and seven in Mecca.

See there,
near your father?

There's a piece of the Black
Stone of Mecca.

Or so they say.

- Beautiful, isn't it?
- It's impressive.

And that's not all. Istanbul is
the city of 1,000 mosques.

- Really?
- We'll go see the Kapalicarsi,

the big covered market,
then we'll have a nice hammam.

We'll have a ball.
You'll love this city.

What now?
I'm getting hungry.

If you like, we can sleep here
in Istanbul and leave tomorrow.

I know a nice cheap hotel,
run by my wife's uncle.

That way, we can
see the city.

Good idea.
What do you think?

- We have no time.
- What do you mean, no time?

Didn't you say that those
who hurry are already dead?

Your father's right.
It's a long road.

Come on.
It's this way.

- What's that?
- That's the Aya Sofia.

Saint Sophie.
"Sofia" is Greek for wisdom.

Another
gorgeous mosque.

I mixed in the sugar with
the coffee, like we do it here.

Don't drink it to the bottom.
That's the coffee grounds.

You have
a girlfriend?

What's her name?

Lisa.

Her name's Lisa.

- She's not a Muslim?
- No.

Is she a good girl?
What does she do?

We go to the
same high school.

I was with
a Frenchwoman too.

We had two children.

We lived in Lille, in northern France.
You know Lille?

I've heard of it.

I lived there
for over 30 years.

She had a job.
I was unemployed.

I looked
after the kids.

Then last summer I came
to Turkey on vacation,

and I got married.

I never went
back to France.

How about
your children?

Thank God,
they're fine.

What are you doing?

I'm not sleepy.
It must be his coffee.

Then let's get going.

You believed his story about
being married in France?

You weren't asleep?

I don't know what he's after,
but don't believe what he says.

What will you have?
Tea, coffee, beer?

Beer?

- What, you don't drink alcohol?
- That's not it, but...

You have a lot to learn
about religion.

Let me tell you
a story.

Someone asked a sufi
who drank wine

if alcohol was forbidden
by Islam.

The sufi answered,

"It depends on the greatness
of your soul."

He said, "Pour a glass of wine
into a basin of water,

and the water
will change colors.

But pour this same glass
of wine into the sea,

the sea's color remains unchanged."
You understand?

Go on, drink your beer.
Perefe!

Perefe!

Shh!

Quiet.

He's sleeping.

Wake up! Get up!

- Get up, I tell you!
- Take it easy! My head hurts.

What is it?

- Where's Mustapha?
- How should I know?

He stole our money!

What?

Where were you
last night?

You stink of alcohol.

You may know how
to read and write,

but you know
nothing about life!

Mustapha!
He's outside, Dad!

It happened
during the night.

I was asleep and
my son was drunk.

Last night, he took him out
drinking in a cafe.

And where was
your money?

I hid it in
a pair of socks.

I didn't trust the man.

You have any proof?

If I'm lying
or accusing someone unfairly,

then what good
is my pilgrimage?

Of course,

but for the moment,
he claims he's innocent.

There's no proof.

We're almost
out of gas.

We have
to do something.

Stop at the next
gas station.

Don't get too excited.

This was
for the way back.

I don't know how
we're going to manage.

- How much?
- A full tank.

How far is it
to Damascus?

About 90 miles.

As-salaam alaykum.

God bless you,
my son.

God give you
long life.

God bless you, Hadj.

May God spare
your soul.

I'm all alone
with my children.

My husband is dead.

Thank you, Hadj.

- May God guide you on your journey.
- What are you doing?!

We're living on egg sandwiches
and you're giving our money away!

Sorry.

You can finish
the trip alone.

To hell with
your pilgrimage!

Give me my passport.
My passport, I said!

I've been thinking.

We'll sell the car
in Damascus.

You can take
a plane home.

I can manage
on my own from here.

I don't need you anymore.

You're free now.

Bread alone isn't nutritious.

We'll buy eggs
at the next town.

- More eggs?
- It's the cheapest thing here.

I need strength.
I need meat.

How do you manage?

Bring the camera.

You shouldn't have said yes.

It won't last two days
in this heat.

- You should've asked for money.
- You're the one who wanted meat.

Shut up!

- Behave yourself!
- Watch the road!

Do something before
I lose my mind!

Stop here.

Untie it and turn its head
towards Mecca.

Easy.

Don't look at me!
Catch him!

Fuck!

Looks like we're
getting close.

I'm going to pray.

Okay.

So the French consulate
gave you money

just like that,
without questions? That's new.

The important thing is they gave us back
what Mustapha stole, right?

Yes, but there's something
I don't understand.

There's nothing to understand, and you
never understand anything anyway.

Can't you see we're not
on the same wavelength?

Damn it!

Look at me.

You're gorgeous!

Dad!

Dad! Dad,
listen to me, please!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Dad.

I don't know what got into me.
I was confused.

Dad, listen to me.

Please!

I'm asking you to forgive me.
I said I'm sorry.

Listen to me, Dad.

Fuck! Don't they practice
forgiveness in your religion?

Dad?

Dad.

Dad.

Dad!

Dad!

Help me, Dad!

Dad!

I have to stop.

Got a problem?

No, we just stopped
for a minute.

It's nothing.
Follow me.

What did he want?

Follow him.

- This is Mounir. He comes from Egypt.
- Murhaba.

The two brothers there
are from Syria.

That group is from Sudan.

Many of them came
with their families.

They come from Lebanon.

The others come
from Turkey.

I'm Ahmad.

I come from Cairo.

Hey...

- Reda.
- Reda.

How old are you?

He doesn't
understand you.

I've lived
in France for years.

My son Reda
was born there.

He only understands
Moroccan Arabic.

He brought me here.

He drove me.

So you drove
across Europe?

We came from France
via Italy,

Slovenia,

Croatia,

Yugoslavia,

Bulgaria,
Turkey.

Then we crossed the Arab countries,
Syria, Jordan,

and here we are
in Saudi Arabia.

What a trip!
How many miles is that?

About 3,000 miles.

That's courageous!

Have you seen
the water can?

Under the seat.
But it's empty.

Why does it mean so much
to you to go there?

What's so special
about Mecca?

We come all this way and it's only now
that you get interested?

Mecca is the main
holy place for Muslims.

People come from
all over the world.

It's the heritage of Abraham...
God's peace be upon him.

The Hadj is important.
It's the fifth pillar of Islam.

All Muslims who can afford to go
must do it before they die,

to purify their soul.

We all have
to die one day.

We're only guests
on this earth.

My one fear was that I would die
before doing my duty.

And without you, I never
could have managed.

God bless you.

I learned a lot
on this trip.

So did I.

I'm going to pray.

There are
too many people!

We have to find a spot.
We'll be here for eight days.

I don't know how
we'll find a spot here.

Welcome to Mecca.

We saved
a spot for you.

Thank you.
Thank you.

As-salaam alaykum.

As-salaam alaykum.

I'll leave you here.
See you tonight.

See you tonight.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Out of the way!
Excuse me.

I'm looking
for my father.

Excuse me!

Let me through!

Excuse me!

I'm looking for my father!
Let me through.

Let go off me!

I'm looking
for my father.

Let go off me!
I'm looking for my father!

What is this?

- As-salaam alaykum.
- Wa alaykum as-salaam.