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Journey to Mecca

65 %|Jan 7, 2009|Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Michael Brook
Original Music Composer
Kate Dowd
Casting
Ahmed Boulane
Casting
Mike Fowlie
Production Design
Philip Murphy
Art Direction
Hicham Sahi
Hair Setup
Dominic Cunningham-Reid
Producer
Bruce Neibaur
Director

Cast