3 Needles (2005)
127 min
A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black market operative posing as a government-sanctioned blood drawer jeopardizes an entire village's safety
- Release date
- September 9, 2005
- Country of origin
- Canada
Where to watch
Rent
Amazon Video
Trailer
Cast
- Chloë Sevigny as Clara the Novice
- Shawn Ashmore as Denys, the Porn Actor
- Stockard Channing as Olive Cowie, the Porn Actor's Mother
- Lucy Liu as Jin Ping, the Blood Smuggler
- Olympia Dukakis as Hilde
- Simone-Élise Girard as Waitress Who Serves the Porn Actor
- Chin Han as Soldier Xuan
- Sandra Oh as Mary the Nun
- Sook-Yin Lee as Tong Xiu, the Rice Farmer's Wife
- Tyson Hall as Rapist
- Pierre Leblanc as Eggs Benny Guy
- Steven Crowder as Depanneur Manager
- Caroline Aspirot as Stripper
- Rob Burns as Broker
- Isabelle Cyr as Canadian Health Care Worker
- Gary Farmer as Winker at Support Group
- Jessie Gabe as Waitress at Diner
- Bryan Hofbauer as Gambler
- Roc Lafortune as Porn Director
- Gregoriane Minot Payeur as Spunky Chin
- Aubert Pallascio as Herold
- Ian Roberts as Hallyday, the Plantation Owner
- Richard Robitaille as Insurer
- Linda E. Smith as Lonely Housewife
- Marc Trottier as Firefighter
- Aroon Wanasbodeewong as Zao Hao, the Blood Collector
- Mabel Adams as Nahmnru, the African Grandmother
- Asckt as Tea Picker
- Nontombi Bovana as Grandchild
Crew
- Thom Fitzgerald · Director
- Thom Fitzgerald · Writer
- Thom Fitzgerald · Producer
- Bryan Hofbauer · Producer
- Christophe Beck · Composer
- Richard Marsella · Composer
- Trevor Morris · Composer
- Thomas M. Harting · Cinematographer
- Susan Shanks · Editor
- Mark Bennett · Casting director
- Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat · Production designer