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The Needle

Original title: Игла

Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock.

  • Movie
  • 1989
  • 1h 16m

Directed by Rashid Nugmanov

6.8

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6.8 out of 10 from 97 votes

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Overview

Moro returns to Alma-Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina and discovers she has become a morphine addict. He decides to help her kick the habit and to fight the local drug mafia responsible for her condition.

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Cast and crew

  • Viktor Tsoi

    Viktor TsoiМоro

  • Marina Smirnova

    Marina SmirnovaDina

  • Aleksandr Bashirov

    Aleksandr BashirovSpartak

  • Pyotr Mamonov

    Pyotr MamonovArtur

  • Archimed Iskakov

    Archimed IskakovArchimed

  • Grigorij Jepshtejn

    Grigorij Jepshtejn

  • Rustem Tashibaev

  • Gennadi LyuiГесс - неформал

Director
Rashid Nugmanov
Writer
Bakhyt Kilibayev and Aleksandr Baranov
Music
Viktor Tsoi
Cinematography
Murat Nugmanov