Periphery

Periphery

82 mins | Drama | Sept. 28, 2016

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.

Periphery

82 mins | Drama | Sept. 28, 2016

Periphery
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.
Producers Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK
Original title Peripherie
Directors Wendy Pillonel, Yasmin Joerg, Olga Dinnikova, Jan-Eric Mack, Luca Ribler, Lisa Brühlmann
Writers Romana Friedli, Remie Blaser, Olga Dinnikova, Jérôme Furrer

Cast

Roger Bonjour

as Vinc

José Barros

as Javier

Pema Shitsetsang

as Sonam

Elena Tronina

as Sonja

Peter Hottinger

as Norbert

Byron Browne

as FBI Agent