Facing Mecca

Switzerland, June 2017
FILM, Fiction, 25 min.

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directed by
Jan-Eric Mack
Written by
Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack
Status
In distribution

Roli, retraité, prête main forte au réfugié Syrien, Fareed, qui veut faire enterrer sa défunte épouse en Suisse. Toutefois, les deux hommes se voient confrontés à des obstacles administratifs insurmontables. Mais Roli a un plan.

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World Premiere
June 2017
Original Version
Arabic, English, Swiss-German (english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 25 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-648C-0000-W-0000-0000-F
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Joël Louis Jent
directed by
Jan-Eric Mack
Written by
Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack
Cinemato­graphy
Jan Mettler
Editing
Simon Gutknecht
Sound Design
Christian Schäppi
Re-Recording Mix
Gregg Skerman
Music
Dimitri Käch
Location Sound Mix
Luisa Ricar
Compositing
Valentin Huber
Production Design
Fabian Lüscher, Noemi Stoll
Lighting Design
Yunus Roy Imer
Costumes
Irene Schweizer
Casting
Nora Leibundgut

Cast

Peter Freiburghaus
Jay Abdo
Ruth Schwegler
Nicolas Rosat
Saya Ibrahim
Merav Ibrahim

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Ouat Media

Worldwide Distribution

Canada
Sisterhood Media VOD
Italy
RTI SPA - Mediaset Group Distribution
Japan
Pacific Voice Distribution
United States
Kanopy VOD
United States
Sisterhood Media VOD

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