A Road to Mecca - The Journey of Muhammad Asad

In the early 1920s the Austrian Leopold Weiss left his Jewish roots behind, converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Asad. He became one of the most important Muslims of the 20th century, first as an advisor at the royal court of Saudi Arabia, and later translating the Koran into English. Asad was also a co-founder of Pakistan and its ambassador to the UN. The director follows his fading footsteps, leading from the Arabian desert to Ground Zero. He finds a man who was not looking for adventures but rather wanted to act as a mediator between East and West. "A Road To Mecca" takes this opportunity to deal with a heated debate which is currently becoming more and more important.


Aliases
  • Der Weg nach Mekka - Die Reise des Muhammad Asad
  • A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad
English Deutsch ελληνική γλώσσα język polski српски језик Türkçe
  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 272640
  • Status Released
  • Released Austria April 1, 2008 Canada April 1, 2008 United States of America April 21, 2008 (Hot Docs International Documentary Festival) Hungary May 1, 2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina August 19, 2008 (Sarajevo Film Festival) Germany November 27, 2008 Serbia February 23, 2009 (Belgrade Film Festival) Greece March 13, 2009 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
  • Runtime 92 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country Austria
  • Original Language English
  • Production Company Mischief Films Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) Arte Filmfonds Wien Fernsehfonds Austria
  • Distributor mindjazz pictures
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  • Box Office Worldwide $88,991
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