The Needle

(1989)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 91 votes

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Year: 1989

Runtime: 76 мин

Country: Soviet Union, Kazakhstan

Director: Rashid Nugmanov

Cast: Виктор Цой, Marina Smirnova, Александр Баширов, Пётр Мамонов, Archimed Iskakov, Григорий Эпштейн, Rustem Tashibaev, Геннадий Люй

Plot

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.