Facing Mecca

Facing Mecca

5.6IMDb Score
Released:2017-06-21
Genre:Drama
Duration:25 min
Country:Switzerland
Director:Jan-Eric Mack
Actors:Jay Abdo, Ali Al-Fatlawi, Rolf Brügger, Sarah Bürge, Irene Eichenberger
Production:Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, SRF

Overview:

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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