MOVIES - SHORTS
FACING MECCA
by Jan-Eric MackThe hospital calls Fareed; his wife's situation is critical; the cancer has reached its terminal stage. Pensioner Roli comes to his help and takes him to see his wife who passes away shortly after. Her funeral falls under the jurisdiction of Amrikon council.
Fareed wants to see his wife buried in accordance with Muslim rites. Roli is keen to help Fareed and his daughters but problems quickly arise: the graves in the local cemetery have not been aligned to face Mecca; the council is unable to carry out the burial within 24 hours after death. Councilor Thomas Künzli assures everyone that theyll organise things for the following week.
Unimpressed by the council's tactical heel-dragging, Roli offers a more creative idea: a family plot would allow for the body to be buried diagonally - facing Mecca. But even family graves are exhumed after 25 years and allocated anew. For Muslims this disturbance of peace is an absolute taboo.
Year: 2016
Country: Schweiz
Running Time: 27 Min.
Director: Jan-Eric Mack
Author: Anna Schinz, Jan-Eric Mack
Co-Author: Jan-Eric Mack
Producer: Joel Jent
Executive Producer: Franziska Sonder
Co-Producer: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK
Camera: Jan Mettler
Editor: Simon Gutknecht
Sound: Luisa Ricar
Music: Dimitri Käch
Casting Director: Anna Schinz, Nora Leibundgut - Glaus Casting
Costumes: Irene Schweizer
Make-up: Madleina von Reding
Set Designer: Fabian Lüscher, Noemi Stoll
Production Manager: Gilles Germann
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
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