Facing Mecca

The story

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 & crew

Jay Abdo

Jay AbdoFareed

Ali Al-Fatlawi

Ali Al-FatlawiTranslator

Rolf Brügger

Rolf BrüggerMunicipal Council

Sarah Bürge

Sarah BürgeMunicipal Council

Irene Eichenberger

Irene EichenbergerMunicipal Council

Enver Fazliji

Enver FazlijiIslamic Mortician

Peter FreiburghausRoli

Rahel HubacherCashier

Merav Ibrahim

Merav IbrahimYara

Saya Ibrahim

Saya IbrahimIsraa

Nina Iseli

Nina IseliMunicipal Council

Christoph Lanz

Christoph LanzGeomatician