Facing Mecca

Facing Mecca

25 mins | Drama | June 21, 2017

Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed's assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds beautifully simple answer.

Facing Mecca

25 mins | Drama | June 21, 2017

Facing Mecca
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed's assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds beautifully simple answer.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, SRF
Original title Facing Mecca
Directors Jan-Eric Mack
Writers Jan-Eric Mack, Anna Schinz

Cast

Jay Abdo

as Fareed

Ali Al-Fatlawi

as Translator

Rolf Brügger

as Municipal Council

Sarah Bürge

as Municipal Council

Irene Eichenberger

as Municipal Council

Enver Fazliji

as Islamic Mortician

Rahel Hubacher

as Cashier

Merav Ibrahim

as Yara

Saya Ibrahim

as Israa

Nina Iseli

as Municipal Council

Christoph Lanz

as Geomatician

Nicolas Rosat

as Thomas Künzli

Ruth Schwegler

as Doris

Maria Sigrist

as Lady at the Counter

Erich Zbinden

as Municipal Council