Synopsis

An intimate portait of several recovering drug addicts. All live in New York city, all come from different backgrounds with starkly contrasting social, professional and private lives. Their stories are drastically interwined. All have been "around the block" and survived to reconstruct their lives.

Details

Duration80 Minutes
Format35mm, Beta SP
ProductionEine Koproduktion mit Vega Fim Inc, New York; Avventura Films, Paris; Télévision Suisse Romande TSR, Teleclub Mit der Unterstützung von Stadt und Kanton Zürich, Volkart Stiftung, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Katholischer Mediendienst

Credits

DirectorAlain Klarer
ProducerRuth Waldburger
CastJoe Pagano, Shawn Miller und Ashley, Melinda Zix und Joey Morrison, Goerge Perez, Michel Auder, Chris Hand, Barbara Barg, Marilyn Harris und Shantae
PhotographyJürg Hassler
EditingKristina Boden, Rachel Warden, Joanna Kiernan
SoundJeannie Gilliland
MusicSam Bisbee
VersionsE/df

Festivals & Awards

Locarno Filmfestival 1996 (Semaine de la Critique)