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Facing Mecca

Jun 21, 2017 · 25m
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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.

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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
Directed by Jan-Eric Mack

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Status
Released
Original language
DE
Budget
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Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, SRF
Country
CH

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