Transform your home into an arthouse cinema
Good movies are made all over the world. trigon-film is a non-profit film distributor from Switzerland that has been dedicated since 1986 to the selection of unique movies from Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe, making them available in cinemas, on dvd and online, all the while supporting independent filmmakers.
In the online cinema you can watch films that have screened in cinemas, discoveries form film festivals and important classics from all over the world. Choose between a Japanese cult movie, a roadmovie from Ecuador or a love story from Guinea-Bissau.
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2 out of currently movies in the online collection
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Highway
Deepak Rauniyar Nepal 72′ A man from Kathmandu and his wife have been trying unsuccessfully to have a child. The man travels to the mountains of eastern Nepal to seek help from a miracle healer. The healer indeed has a magic potion for him but tells the man he must get back to his wife within thirty-six hours for the medicine to work. -
Weit
Patrick Allgaier Gwendolin Weisser Germany 127′ Im Frühjahr 2013 starten Weisser und Allgaier von ihrer Heimatstadt Freiburg im Breisgau aus in die Welt. Der Weg führt sie in östlicher Richtung durch Europa, Asien sowie Nord- und Mittelamerika. Dabei reisen sie per Anhalter, Bus, Zug, Schiff oder gehen zu Fuss. Auf das Verkehrsmittel Flugzeug verzichten sie bewusst. Sie lernen Menschen aus vielen unterschiedlichen Kulturkreisen kennen. -
Wajib
Annemarie Jacir Palestine 98′ Abu Shadi is a divorced father and a school teacher in his mid-60s living in Nazareth. After his daughter's wedding in one month he will be living alone. Shadi, his architect son, arrives from Rome after years abroad to help his father in hand delivering the wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom. -
Liverpool
Lisandro Alonso Argentina 82′ In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Farrel asks the captain of the freighter he works on for permission to go ashore once they reach the port of Ushuaia, the southernmost town of Argentina. Farrel wants to return to his birthplace and see if his mother is still alive. For the past twenty years he has worked as a seaman. He drinks to oblivion, pays the women he sleeps with, has no friends. -
Banana Pancakes and the Lonely Plan...
Daan Veldhuizen Lao, People's Democratic Republic 93′ When backpackers visit a small village in remote northern Laos in search of a traditional experience, the inhabitants of the village discover the attractions of the West. Two worlds meet at the crossroads of their respective desire; the one longing for authenticity, the other for modernity.
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Catch up on films that you've missed in the cinema
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New and classic movies, carefully selected by trigon-film
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When and where you want
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Movies in HD quality
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Enjoy the movies in original version and with subtitles
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Support filmmakers from all over the world with your subscription
Choose your subscription plan
CHF 9/month

Basic
✓ 2 films per month included from the whole online collection
CHF 15/month

Standard
✓ 5 films per month included from the whole online collection

Supporter
✓ Unlimited – watch as many movies as you'd like!
✓ Access to all movies in the online collection
✓ TRIGON-Magazine (4x per year, german or french)
✓ Invitations to previews (CH)
✓ 10% discount on all shop articles