Facing Mecca
25 mins
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.
Ali Al-Fatlawi
Translator
Rolf Brügger
Municipal Council
Sarah Bürge
Municipal Council
Irene Eichenberger
Municipal Council
Enver Fazliji
Islamic Mortician
Merav Ibrahim
Yara
Saya Ibrahim
Israa
Nina Iseli
Municipal Council
Christoph Lanz
Geomatician
Nicolas Rosat
Thomas Künzli
Maria Kaur Bedi
Lady at the Counter
Erich Zbinden
Municipal Council
Noemi Stoll
Production Design
Fabian Lüscher
Production Design
Steffi Burla
Set Decoration
Irene Schweizer
Costume Design
Madleina von Reding
Makeup Artist
Dimitri Käch
Music
Jan Mettler
Cinematography
Jan-Eric Mack
Writer
Jan-Eric Mack
Director
Simon Gutknecht
Editor