The Needle (1988)
Igla
Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock.
81 min
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.
- Release date
- September 16, 1988
- Country of origin
- Russia, Kazakhstan
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Cast
- Viktor Tsoy as Moro
- Marina Smirnova as Dina
- Aleksandr Bashirov as Spartak
- Pyotr Mamonov as Artur The Surgeon
- Arkhimed Iskakov as Arkhimed
- Gennadi Lyui as Gess
- Aleksandr Konks as Lyolik
- Rakhimdzhan Abdykadyrov as Thimblerigger
- Raikhan Kanatbayev as Old Man
- Ayhan Chataeva as Nurse
Crew
- Rashid Nugmanov · Director
- Aleksandr Baranov · Writer
- Bakhyt Kilibayev · Writer
- Viktor Tsoy · Composer
- Murat Nugmanov · Cinematographer
- Khadisha Urmurzina · Editor
- Murat Musin · Production designer