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Facing Mecca

  • 20172017
  • 28m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
156
YOUR RATING
Jay Abdo in Facing Mecca (2017)
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareeds 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 a beautifully simple answer.
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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... Read allPensioner 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
156
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jan-Eric Mack
  • Writers
    • Jan-Eric Mack
    • Anna Schinz
  • Stars
    • Peter Freiburghaus
    • Jay Abdo
    • Ruth Schwegler
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jan-Eric Mack
  • Writers
    • Jan-Eric Mack
    • Anna Schinz
  • Stars
    • Peter Freiburghaus
    • Jay Abdo
    • Ruth Schwegler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    FACING MECCA - Trailer
    Trailer 1:19
    FACING MECCA - Trailer

    Photos12

    Peter Freiburghaus and Jay Abdo in Facing Mecca (2017)
    Jay Abdo in Facing Mecca (2017)
    Peter Freiburghaus, Jay Abdo, and Enver Fazliji in Facing Mecca (2017)
    Peter Freiburghaus, Jay Abdo, and Enver Fazliji in Facing Mecca (2017)
    Peter Freiburghaus in Facing Mecca (2017)
    Student Academy Awards
    Palm Springs Shortfest
    Swiss Film Award 2018
    Anna Schinz and Jan-Eric Mack at an event for Facing Mecca (2017)
    David Ansen, Anna Schinz, Jay Abdo, and Jan-Eric Mack at an event for Facing Mecca (2017)
    Kate Bosworth, Anna Schinz, Jay Abdo, and Jan-Eric Mack at an event for Facing Mecca (2017)

    Top cast

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    Peter Freiburghaus
    Peter Freiburghaus
    • Rolias Roli
    Jay Abdo
    Jay Abdo
    • Fareedas Fareed
    Ruth Schwegler
    • Dorisas Doris
    Thomas Künzli
    • Nicolas Rosatas Nicolas Rosat
    Saya Ibrahim
    • Israaas Israa
    Merav Ibrahim
    • Yaraas Yara
    Enver Fazliji
    • Islamic morticianas Islamic mortician
    Rahel Hubacher
    • Cashieras Cashier
    Christoph Lanz
    • Geomaticianas Geomatician
    Ali Al-Fatlawi
    Ali Al-Fatlawi
    • Translatoras Translator
    Maria Sigrist
    • Lady at the counteras Lady at the counter
    Nina Iseli
    • Municipal Councilas Municipal Council
    Erich Zbinden
    • Municipal Councilas Municipal Council
    Rolf Brügger
    • Municipal Councilas Municipal Council
    Sarah Bürge
    • Municipal Councilas Municipal Council
    Irene Eichenberger
    • Municipal Councilas Municipal Council
    Nicolas Rosat
    • Thomas Künzlias Thomas Künzli
    • Director
      • Jan-Eric Mack
    • Writers
      • Jan-Eric Mack
      • Anna Schinz
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    User reviews2

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Our tragedy has to be seen in this short film ..
    I am Syrian, like the lead actor Jay Abdo. First I want to thank all who worked on this beautiful film, including our star Jay and his fellow European actors and producers. This is a small demonstration of how we've become; even preferring to be buried out of our home country over being sent there because unfortunately, even dead people are prone to injustice in Syria. The plot is about Fareed who wants to bury his wife in the Islamic way (facing Mecca literally), but he faces different opinions about that instead.

    As Muslim refugees in Europe, we really have this conflict between people who can understand and accept us the way we are, and others who have a difficulty in accepting our different culture. Overall, the film was fair to all parties and was very good. I hope our problems end and we all come back to our homes!
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    • ayaajjan
    • Jan 10, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • Swiss German
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Production companies
      • Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
      • Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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