FACING MECCA
Director: Jan-Eric Mack
Cast:Peter Freiburghaus, Jay Abdo, Ruth Schwegler, Nicolas Rosat, Merav Ibrahim, Saya Ibrahim, Enver Fazliji, Rahel Hubacher, Christoph Lanz, Ali al Fatlawi, Maria Sigrist, Nina Iseli, Erich Zbinden
Crew:Producers: Joel Jent - Screenwriters: Jan-Eric Mack, Anna Schinz -
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Synopsis
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 a beautifully simple answer...
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Filmmaker's note
We are faced daily by the media's ogoing engagement with the current refugee crisis. This crisis, however, is no longer only existing remotely on the TV-screens but has arrived at our own doorstep. The public authorities are overwhelmed by the refugee crisis and its immediate con- sequences. A successful integration of these people requires flexibility, patience, and understanding on both sides. The cultural differences that ensue in this process, force us to reflect on new questions: what does it exactly mean, to help? To what extent is help connected with responsibi- lity and power? How far is one willing to go in order to defend his inner- most values?