504

504

2024
7.0

7.0/10

2 votes
Documentary TV Movie
Overview

It was aboard the legendary and sturdy Peugeot 504 and Renault 12 that most North African families made the "route du bled," a ritual return to their homeland for summer vacations in Morocco or Algeria. The film chronicles a summer migration across the Mediterranean from the 1970s to the 1990s. The memory of these epic journeys punctuates the history of North Africans in France with bittersweet nostalgia, where travel stories blend industrial automotive heritage with personal memories.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
Les Films d'Ici Les Films d'Ici Méditerranée Zirlib
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

family history interview family holiday old car 1980s automotive industry summer holiday family legacy historical reinterpretation memories fading memories testimony contemporary historical setting transhumance street interview historical artifacts

Quick Facts

Release Date August 14, 2024
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Key Crew

Mohamed El Khatib
Director