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The Needle is a russe film of genre Drama directed by Rashid Nugmanov released in USA on 10 october 1988 with Viktor Robertovich Tsoi

The Needle (1989)

Игла

The Needle
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Released in USA 10 october 1988
Length 1h17
Directed by
OriginRussie
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating68% 3.4449653.4449653.4449653.4449653.444965

Needle (Russian: Игла, translit. Igla) is a Soviet movie filmed in 1988. The main character, Moro, is played by the famous Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi.

Synopsis

The film follows the story of Moro, a drifter who tracks down a drug-dealer who had made his girlfriend into an addict. Moro has nowhere to live so Dina allows him to live in her house. Spartak owes Moro money so they meet in a cafe which Spartak refers to as "Parliament". Spartak is revealed to owe a large quantity of people money. Moro also finds that her boss is selling her drugs. In an attempt to save Dina, Moro takes her away to the Aral Sea, turned into a barren desert by the time they arrive. There Dina seems cured, but back in town everything starts anew. Almost desperate, Moro decides to fight the drug dealers, led by a hospital doctor (played by another rock 'n' roll star, eccentric leader of the "Sound of Mu" band and the future star of Taxi Blues , Pyotr Mamonov), when one of them stabs him in a deserted park.

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