Needle Park Baby

Needle Park Baby

2020 · 101 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

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.

Directed by Pierre Monnard · Written by André Küttel

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