Needle Park Baby (2020)
Platzspitzbaby (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 38min
- Drama
- 18 Nov 2021 (Germany)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
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| Jerry Hoffmann | ... |
Andre
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Sarah Spale | ... |
Sandrine
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| Luna Mwezi | ... |
Mia
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Esther Gemsch | ... |
Frau Schuler
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Michael Schertenleib | ... |
K. Störchli
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Caspar Kaeser | ... |
Gasser
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Lea Whitcher | ... |
Frau Bucher
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Jorik Wenger | ... |
Yannick
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Anouk Petri | ... |
Lola
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Thomas Hostettler | ... |
Serge
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Emilio Marchisella | ... |
Kieran
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Delio Malär | ... |
Buddy
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Andi Hüttenmoser | ... |
Drug user at the Platzspitz park (uncredited)
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| Klemens Niklaus Trenkle | ... |
Passerby (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Pierre Monnard | ||
Written by
| André Küttel | ... | (screenplay) |
| Michelle Halbheer | ... | (book) & |
| Franziska K. Müller | ... | (book) |
Produced by
| Peter Reichenbach | ... | producer |
| Roland Stebler | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Matteo Pagamici | ... | composer |
Cinematography by
| Darran Bragg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sophie Blöchlinger | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Roger Sommer | ... | colorist |
Casting By
| Corinna Glaus | ||
Production Design by
| Georg Bringolf | ... | (production design) |
Production Management
| Carlo Rüdlinger | ... | production manager |
| Rodrigo von Senger | ... | driver |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luisa Blumenau | ... | second assistant director |
| Arnold Bucher | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Caspar Schmidlin | ... | storyboard artist |
Sound Department
| Mourad Keller | ... | sound recordist: second unit |
| Oliver Rogers | ... | boom operator: second unit |
| Ivo Schläpfer | ... | sound mixer |
| Ruslan Shebystyi | ... | foley artist (as Ruslan Shebistyi) |
| Andrey Starikovskiy | ... | foley mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Patrick Baumann | ... | visual effects producer: cloudscape |
| Daniel Mueri | ... | visual effects supervisor: cloudscape |
| Michael Scialpi | ... | visual effects artist: cloudscape |
| Fabrice Tobler | ... | visual effects artist: cloudscape |
| Marcel Werder | ... | visual effects artist: cloudscape |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nino Burkart | ... | grip |
| Peter Demmer | ... | gaffer |
| Dionys Frei | ... | drone camera pilot |
| Cyrille Gsell | ... | second assistant camera |
| Aliocha Merker | ... | still photographer |
| Jan Schär | ... | video operator |
| Orit Teply | ... | focus puller |
Casting Department
| Nora Leibundgut | ... | casting |
Location Management
| Arnold Bucher | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Pirmin Marti | ... | music supervisor |
| Anthony Weeden | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Barbara Krieger | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Severin Gmünder | ... | assistant to producer |
| Sarah Hofer | ... | producer image post production |
| Jennifer Amelie Vogel | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
- C-Films AG
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in coproduction with)
- SRG - SSR (in coproduction with)
- Teleclub (in coproduction with)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (in coproduction with)
- Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK) (with the support of)
- Zürcher Filmstiftung (with the support of)
- Suissimage (with the support of)
- Stage Pool Focal (with the support of)
- Fondation Ernst Göhner (with the support of)
- Fondation Suisa (with the support of)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (in collaboration with)
Distributors
- Alpenrepublik Filmverleih (2021) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2020) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Angel Films (2020) (Denmark)
- EuroVideo (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- EuroVideo (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ADC Group SpA (Italian dubbing) (Italian version)
- DediCam (drone aerial filming by)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
Storyline
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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. Written by PM |
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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. See more » |
| Goofs | Relatively at the beginning, Mia and Sandrine are walking through a tunnel. At the end of the tunnel you can see graffiti: "LH08". This is a fan group from GCZ. It was founded in 2008. The film takes place more than 10 years before the founding. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Jim Knopf und die wilde 13 (1978). See more » |
| Soundtracks | automaten See more » |