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 | Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sven Taits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andie Derrick | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Chris Burdon | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Darren McQuade | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Iain Eyre | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jacques Leroide | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicola Richards | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Chloe Emmerson | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Nic Hodgkinson | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Camera | John de Borman | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jon Henson | Production Design |
| Directing | Stephen Woolfenden | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Pia Di Ciaula | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Hal Couzens | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Carin | Costume Design |
| Production | Richard May | Unit Manager |
| Art | Sophie Newman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Edwards | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Beni Turkson | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jamie Edgell | Stunts |
| Art | Cristina Casali | Art Direction |
| Directing | Ben Dixon | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Oldham | Makeup Designer |
| Sound | Nitin Sawhney | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Alistair Hopkins | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | John Moffatt | Digital Compositor |
| Writing | Alison Hume | Writer |