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Periphery(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-09-28
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Time: 1h 22m
Overview:
August 1st in Zurich. An unbearably hot day. While many are celebrating the Swiss national holiday, five individual fates take their course: 1. As a symbol against capitalism in Switzerland, Vinc is planning an attack in the city centre. 2. Tibetan descendent Sonam is struggling to settle into her new job as a police officer – worse still, she makes a major mistake during her first operation. 3. Hunter Edi’s status quo is unbalanced when a financial predicament puts his morals to the test. 4. Young Ukrainian Sonja arrives in Zurich full of hope to surprise the love of her life – but she is in for an even bigger surprise. 5. Chilean Javier no longer feels at home in Switzerland and decides to return – with his daughter, but without her mother’s knowledge – to his motherland.
Languages: German, Spanish.
Countries:
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies:
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Movie: Periphery
Top 8 Billed Cast
Roger Bonjour
Vinc
José Barros
Javier
Елена Тронина
Sonja
Peter Hottinger
Norbert
Byron Browne
FBI Agent
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