Needle Park Baby

Jan 16, 2020

1h 41m

★ 6.9

Overview

Spring 1995 - after the closure of the Needle Park and the public drug scene in Zurich, eleven-year-old Mia and her heroin addicted mother Sandrine are relocated to the countryside. While caring for her mother, Mia spends time with her imaginary friend and a gang of local teenage misfits. These friendships finally give her the strength to rebel and break free from her abusive mother.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

C-Films

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Cast

Mia

Luna Mwezi

Sandrine

Sarah Spale

Andre

Jerry Hoffmann

Frau Bucher

Lea Whitcher

Lola

Anouk Petri

K. Störchli

Michael Schertenleib

Buddy

Delio Malär

Kieran

Emilio Marchisella

Yannick

Jorik Wenger

Serge

Thomas Hostettler

Frau Schuler

Esther Gemsch

Melisa Kashiwahara

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