Needle Park Baby (2020)

Spring 1995 - after the closure of the Needle Park in Zurich, 11-Year- Old Mia and her heroin addicted mother Sandrine are relocated to the countryside.

Director:

Pierre Monnard

Writers:

André Küttel (screenplay), Michelle Halbheer (book)

Stars:

Sarah Spale, Jerry Hoffmann, Luna Mwezi

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sarah Spale	...	Sandrine
Jerry Hoffmann	...	Andre
Luna Mwezi	...	Mia
Caspar Kaeser	...	Gasser
Lea Whitcher	...	Frau Bucher
Esther Gemsch	...	Frau Schuler
Jorik Wenger	...	Yannick
Michael Schertenleib	...	K. Störchli
Anouk Petri	...	Lola
Thomas Hostettler	...	Serge (as Thomas U. Hostettler)
Delio Malär	...	Buddy
Emilio Marchisella	...	Kieran

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mother daughter relationship | coming of age | drug addicted woman | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Up until the 90s, Zurich was a meeting point for heroin addicts from all over Europe. Platzspitzbaby tells a mother-daughter story right out of the drug hell.

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Connections

Features Jim Knopf und die wilde 13 (1978)

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Soundtracks

Ich gibe nöd uf
Performed by Luna Mwezi

User Reviews

the swiss take...

On the addiction issue. good film good acts,depressingstory,and awful recognizabel.

the grumpy old man reccomends

Details

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

Swiss German German

Release Date:

16 January 2020 (Switzerland)

Also Known As:

Needle Park Baby

Company Credits

Production Co:

C-Films AG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1