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.

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

Nicolas Rosat

Thomas Künzli

Ruth Schwegler

Doris

Maria Sigrist

Lady at the Counter

Erich Zbinden

Municipal Council