Ein Kind von Traurigkeit (2002)
Der zehnjährige Paul aus Londons rauhem Osten hast es nicht leicht. Erst starb der Vater unerwartet an Herzinfarkt, und nun droht ihm noch die heroinsüchtige Mama zu entgleiten. Jetzt ist ein ganzer Kerl gefragt, und Paul versucht sich gleichzeitig als Familienmanager, Arbeitsvermittler und Ersatzvater des kleinen Bruders. Trost findet er allein bei der Kellnerin Louise, die glaubt, kein Junkie zu sein, weil sie den Stoff raucht statt spritzt. Als Paul mal selbst zu Drogen greift, spitzt sich die Situation dramatisch zu.
Der Regisseur: Gillies MacKinnon
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Molly Parker as Mel |
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Harry Eden as Paul |
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Keira Knightley as Louise |
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Vinnie Hunter as Lee |
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David Wenham as Lenny |
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Nitin Ganatra as Abu |
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Levi Hayes as Jack |
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Rupert Procter as Harry |
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Bronson Webb as Tom |
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Marsha Thomason as Vicki |
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Geraldine McEwan as Nanna |
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Karl Johnson as Granddad |
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Gary Lewis as DI French |
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Tyler J. Smart as Rose |
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Kate Ashfield as Helen |
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Julia Deakin as Mrs Rawlings |
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Mona Hammond as Customer |
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Mia Soteriou as Diane |
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Robert Hands as Doctor |
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Jessica Hynes as Paramedic (as Jessica Stevenson) |
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Russell Barr as Nurse |
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Tamsin Greig as Liaison Officer |
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Bea Guard as Waitress |
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Alan Turkington as Secretary |
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Kathryn Pogson as Woman at Door |
| Directing | Gillies MacKinnon | Director |
| Sound | Andie Derrick | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Burdon | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jacques Leroide | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Darren McQuade | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sven Taits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Iain Eyre | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Carin | Costume Design |
| Crew | Alistair Hopkins | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Richard May | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Jamie Edgell | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Hal Couzens | Visual Effects Producer |
| Camera | John de Borman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pia Di Ciaula | Editor |
| Sound | Nitin Sawhney | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Beni Turkson | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Sophie Newman | Set Decoration |
| Production | Chloe Emmerson | Casting |
| Art | Jon Henson | Production Design |
| Art | Cristina Casali | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicola Richards | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Oldham | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Ben Dixon | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stephen Woolfenden | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Edwards | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Nic Hodgkinson | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | John Moffatt | Digital Compositor |
| Writing | Alison Hume | Writer |