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 | 


























