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The Needle

The Needle

Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock.

1989•1h 16m•6.6/10
DramaThrillerMystery

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6.6/10(83)

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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Production

Kazakhfilm

Language

RU

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Viktor Tsoy

Viktor Tsoy

Моro

Marina Smirnova

Marina Smirnova

Dina

Aleksandr Bashirov

Aleksandr Bashirov

Spartak

Pyotr Mamonov

Pyotr Mamonov

Artur

Archimed Iskakov

Archimed Iskakov

Archimed

Grigorij Jepshtejn

Grigorij Jepshtejn

Rustem Tashibaev

Gennadi Lyui

Gennadi Lyui

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