Drama · Switzerland · 2017 · 25m

Facing Mecca

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Director
Jan-Eric Mack
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
Crew
Simon Gutknecht — Editor Anna Schinz — Writer Jan-Eric Mack — Writer Joël Jent — Producer Fabian Lüscher — Production Design Noemi Stoll — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
bureaucracyislamdeathburialsyrian refugeedead wife
Key Collaborators
Jan-Eric Mack Director Simon Gutknecht Editor Anna Schinz Writer Jan-Eric Mack Writer Joël Jent Producer Fabian Lüscher Production Design Noemi Stoll Production Design Irene Schweizer Costume Design
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