The Needle (1988 film)
Needle | |
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Directed by | Rashid Nugmanov |
Produced by | Kazakhfilm |
Written by |
Aleksandr Baranov Bakhyt Kilibayev |
Starring |
Viktor Tsoi Marina Smirnova Pyotr Mamonov |
Music by | Viktor Tsoi |
Release dates | 1988 |
Running time | 81 min. |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Needle (Russian: Игла, translit. Igla) is a 1988 Soviet thriller film. The main character, Moro, is played by the famous Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi.[1]
Plot
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.
Main cast
- Viktor Tsoi (Виктор Цой) - Moro
- Marina Smirnova (Марина Смирнова) - Dina
- Pyotr Mamonov (Пётр Мамонов) - Doctor
- Aleksandr Bashirov (Александр Баширов) - Spartak
See also
Needle Remix (ru:Игла Remix)
References
External links
- Igla at the Internet Movie Database
- The Needle at AllMovie