SCREENWRITER / ANDRÉ KÜTTEL
PRODUCER / PETER REICHENBACH
LINE PRODUCER / ROLAND STEBLER
Spring '95 - following the closure of Zurich's notorious 'Needle Park', the epicentre of the city's drug scene, eleven-year-old Mia and her heroin-addicted mother are relocated to the countryside. As their relationship becomes increasingly turbulent, Mia befriends a local teenage gang and searches for the strength to break free from her chaotic life.
Platzspitzbaby has become one of the most successful Swiss films of all time receiving critical acclaim and reaching a wide international audience.