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Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock. - The Needle
Movie Details

Title: The Needle

Release Date: 16 Sep 1988

Runtime: 1h 21m

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Kazakhfilm

Production Companies: Kazakhfilm

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (70 votes)

Cast

  • Моro: Viktor Tsoy
  • Dina: Marina Smirnova
  • Spartak: Aleksandr Bashirov
  • Artur: Pyotr Mamonov
  • Archimed: Archimed Iskakov
  • : Grigorij Jepshtejn
  • : Rustem Tashibaev
  • Гесс - неформал: Gennadi Lyui
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