The Needle (1989)
1h 16m
Running Time
February 13, 1989Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.

Viktor Tsoy
Моro / Original Music Composer

Marina Smirnova
Dina

Aleksandr Bashirov
Spartak

Pyotr Mamonov
Artur

Archimed Iskakov
Archimed

Grigorij Jepshtejn

Rustem Tashibaev

Gennadi Lyui
Гесс - неформал

Bakhyt Kilibayev
Writer

Aleksandr Baranov
Writer

Rashid Nugmanov
Director / Production Design

Murat Nugmanov
Director of Photography

Hadisha Urmurzina
Editor

Andrei Vlaznev
Sound Director

Marat Musin
Production Design

Roza Iskakova
Costume Design
Media.

Details.
Release DateFebruary 13, 1989
Original NameИгла
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 16m
Filming LocationsKazakhstan
Genres
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Wiki.
The Needle (Russian: Игла, romanized: Igla) is a 1988 Soviet thriller film. It stars rock musicians Viktor Tsoi (of Kino) and Pyotr Mamonov (of Zvuki Mu). The film premiered on 16 September 1988 in Almaty and in February 1989 in Moscow.
The Needle is known for being one of the first Kazakh new wave films, and was one of the most watched films in the Soviet Union in 1989.
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