Ten'ja (2004)
Directed by Hassan Legzouli

Film Synopsis

Nordine finds himself with a special task to perform when his father, a hardworking Moroccan miner, dies.  His father's last wish is to be buried in the village where he was born, in the Grand Atlas Mountains of central Morocco.  For this to be possible, Nordine must transport his father's coffin on a road journey of two and a half thousand kilometres across Europe to North Africa, starting from Sallaumines, the northern French town where he presently lives.

Long and arduous though the journey is, it does at least provide Nordine with the opportunity to reconnect with his origins and find out something about the father he hardly knew and who kept so much to himself.  In the busy city of Tangiers, he gets to strike up an acquaintance with a mild-mannered man named Mimoun and Nora, a young woman who dreams of finding a better life for herself.  These two will help Nordine on both his physical journey, to the place where his father is to be buried, and his spiritual journey, through which he discovers his true self.  It will prove to be quite an adventure...