The Best of All Worlds

Sep 8, 2017

1h 40m

★ 7.6

Overview

Seven-year-old Adrian is growing up in the underground drug scene of Salzburg, usually famous for culture and classical music. His mother Helga is torn between her drug addiction and her love for her son. Despite this, Adrian has a happy childhood, the best of all worlds. But it is tested to the limit when the authorities and child welfare services find out about Helga's addiction.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

RitzlFilm

Lailaps Pictures

SWR

ORF

The Best of All Worlds Trailers

Cast

Helga Wachter

Verena Altenberger

Adrian Wachter

Jeremy Miliker

Günter Goiginger

Lukas Miko

Michael Mazidis

Michael Pink

Herr Hütter/Jugendamt

Michael Fuith

Bernie Windbichler

Reinhold G. Moritz

Walter

Philipp Stix

Schneider

Georg Veitl

Ronan

Gabriel Marian Skowerski

Amtsarzt

Fritz Egger

Polizistin

Patricia Aulitzky

Renate

Sophie Resch

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