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.
Watch the official Facing Mecca 2017 trailer in HD below.
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
Peter Freiburghaus as Roli
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 Kaur Bedi as Lady at the Counter
Erich Zbinden as Municipal Council
Noemi Stoll Production Design
Fabian Lüscher Production Design
Anna Schinz Writer
Joël Jent Producer
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
Switzerland 21 June 2017
Lithuania 15 March 2018
Romania 21 June 2017
United States 21 June 2017
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