Needle Park Baby

Needle Park Baby

Needle Park Baby

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Needle Park Baby

2020

1h 41m

6.9(27 votes)

Drama

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.

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12 members

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Luna Mwezi

Mia

Luna Mwezi

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Sarah Spale

Sandrine

Sarah Spale

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Jerry Hoffmann

Andre

Jerry Hoffmann

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Lea Whitcher

Frau Bucher

Lea Whitcher

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Anouk Petri

Lola

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Michael Schertenleib

K. Störchli

Michael Schertenleib

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Delio Malär

Buddy

Delio Malär

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Emilio Marchisella

Kieran

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Jorik Wenger

Yannick

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Thomas Hostettler

Serge

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Esther Gemsch

Frau Schuler

Esther Gemsch

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Melisa Kashiwahara

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