NEEDLE PARK BABY
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.
international title: | Needle Park Baby |
original title: | Platzspitzbaby |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pierre Monnard |
film run: | 98' |
release date: | CH 16/09/2020 |
screenplay: | André Küttel |
cast: | Jerry Hoffmann, Michael Schertenleib, Luna Mwezi, Sarah Spale, Lea Whitcher, Jorik Wenger, Emilio Marchisella |
cinematography by: | Darran Bragg |
film editing: | Sophie Blöchlinger |
music: | Matteo Pagamici |
producer: | Peter Reichenbach |
line producer: | Roland Stebler |
production: | C-Films, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, Teleclub AG |
distributor: | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group |