Film
Facing Mecca
Switzerland- Age rating
- 16
- Director
- Jan-Eric Mack
- Year
- 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.
Top cast
Jay Abdo
Fareed
Ali Al-Fatlawi
Translator
Rolf Brügger
Municipal Council
Sarah Bürge
Municipal Council
Irene Eichenberger
Municipal Council
Enver Fazliji
Islamic Mortician
Peter Freiburghaus
Roli
Rahel Hubacher
Cashier
Merav Ibrahim
Yara
Saya Ibrahim
Israa
Nina Iseli
Municipal Council
Christoph Lanz
Geomatician
Nicolas Rosat
Thomas Künzli
Ruth Schwegler
Doris
Maria Kaur Bedi
Lady at the Counter
Erich Zbinden
Municipal Council
Directed by
Jan-Eric Mack
Written by
Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack
Produced by
Joël Jent
