The Needle (1988 film)

Needle
File:The Needle film poster.jpg
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 Soviet movie filmed in 1988. The main character, Moro, is played by the famous Soviet rock musician Viktor Tsoi.

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)

External links

• Igla at IMDb
• The Needle at AllMovie