Facing Mecca
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.
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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