The Needle (1989)

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.

Directed by: Rashid Nugmanov

Written by: Bakhyt Kilibayev, Aleksandr Baranov

Music by: Viktor Tsoi

Starring: Viktor Tsoi, Marina Smirnova, Aleksandr Bashirov, Pyotr Mamonov, Archimed Iskakov, Grigorij Jepshtejn, Rustem Tashibaev, Gennadi Lyui

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Released: 1989-02-13

Runtime: 76 minutes

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