Facing Mecca
7.2
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
16 people
Jay Abdo
Fareed
Known for
Queen of the Desert
Patriot
Ali Al-Fatlawi
Translator
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Rolf Brügger
Municipal Council
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Sarah Bürge
Municipal Council
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Irene Eichenberger
Municipal Council
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Enver Fazliji
Islamic Mortician
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Peter Freiburghaus
Roli
Known for
The Divine Order
Rahel Hubacher
Cashier
Known for
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Merav Ibrahim
Yara
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Saya Ibrahim
Israa
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Nina Iseli
Municipal Council
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Fensterlos
Die roten Schuhe
Christoph Lanz
Geomatician
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Miranda
The Traitor
Jan-Eric Mack Director · Anna Schinz Writer Simon Gutknecht Editor
United States release June 21, 2017 · Produced in Switzerland · Languages Arabic, English, German
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Production
SRF
Production
Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · German
Release dates
Switzerland · June 21, 2017
Digital
United States · June 21, 2017
Theatrical
Lithuania
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical · 2018 IFF Kino pavasaris
Romania
June 21, 2017 · Theatrical
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