Journey to Mecca

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Journey to Mecca is an award winning IMAX dramatic and documentary feature that tells the story of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the old world who traveled three times further than Marco Polo, following his first pilgrimage from Tangier to Mecca in the year 1325. Ibn Battuta’s perilous journey resonates with danger and adventure while presenting a unique picture of Islamic civilization during the 14th century.

Journey to Mecca is book-ended by a spectacular close up look at the contemporary Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage that draws over three million pilgrims each year to Mecca and is one of history’s longest running and most spectacular rites.

the hajj journey

ROADS TO MECCA follows the Muslim and non Muslim members of an international film crew as they attempt to make the first IMAX^® movie ever made on the Hajj. The film interweaves IMAX^® footage of the 14th century pilgrimage of the great Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, with the filmmakers’ four year struggle to film in Saudi Arabia where cinema is banned, and in Mecca where entrance for non-Muslims is strictly forbidden.

As Ibn Battuta reaches Mecca and performs the Hajj, the film portrays the personal journey of several Muslim filmmakers as they too experience the Hajj for the first time. The result is an unique portrait of one of history’s most enduring rites.