MOVIEPEDIA
Login
BrowseMoviesSeriesKidsLibrary
The Needle backdrop
←Back
The Needle cover
The Needle

MOVIE • 1989

The Needle

Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.4/5Votes: 96
Favorite off • Watchlist off • Not rated
DramaThrillerMystery

Top Cast

Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Tsoi

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

Гесс - неформал

Bakhyt Kilibayev

Bakhyt Kilibayev

Writer

Aleksandr Baranov

Aleksandr Baranov

Writer

Rashid Nugmanov

Rashid Nugmanov

Director

—

Murat Nugmanov

Director of Photography

—

Hadisha Urmurzina

Editor

—

Andrei Vlaznev

Sound Director

Where to watch

KlassikiKlassiki
Amazon VideoAmazon Video

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

February 13, 1989

Runtime

76 min

Language

Russian

Origin

Soviet Union

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Recommendations & Related Titles

Needle
★ 2.5/5

Needle

2010

Sign in to use quick actions

The Needle
★ 0.0/5

The Needle

2012

Sign in to use quick actions

★ 0.0/5

The Needle

2023

Sign in to use quick actions

★ 0.0/5

The Needle

N/A

Sign in to use quick actions

★ 0.0/5

The Needle

2022

Sign in to use quick actions

Wasteman
★ 3.6/5

Wasteman

2026

Sign in to use quick actions

Kiss Me Deadly
★ 3.6/5

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

Sign in to use quick actions

Blindfire
★ 3.4/5

Blindfire

2020

Sign in to use quick actions

Farewell, My Lovely
★ 3.4/5

Farewell, My Lovely

1975

Sign in to use quick actions

The Devil's Double
★ 3.3/5

The Devil's Double

2011

Sign in to use quick actions