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Needle Park Baby (2020)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Pierre Monnard

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Luna Mwezi
Luna Mwezi
Mia
Sarah Spale
Sarah Spale
Sandrine
Jerry Hoffmann
Jerry Hoffmann
Andre
Lea Whitcher
Lea Whitcher
Frau Bucher
Anouk Petri
Anouk Petri
Lola
Michael Schertenleib
Michael Schertenleib
K. Störchli
Delio Malär
Delio Malär
Buddy
Emilio Marchisella
Emilio Marchisella
Kieran
Jorik Wenger
Jorik Wenger
Yannick
Thomas Hostettler
Thomas Hostettler
Serge
Esther Gemsch
Esther Gemsch
Frau Schuler
Melisa Kashiwahara
Melisa Kashiwahara

Crews

Pierre Monnard
Pierre Monnard
Director
Peter Reichenbach
Peter Reichenbach
Producer
Matteo Pagamici
Matteo Pagamici
Music
Darran Bragg
Darran Bragg
Director of Photography
Sophie Blöchlinger
Sophie Blöchlinger
Editor
Corinna Glaus
Corinna Glaus
Casting
André Küttel
André Küttel
Writer
Michelle Halbheer
Michelle Halbheer
Novel

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