Facing Mecca (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.
Drama
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
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