Needle

Name: Needle
Director: Rashid Nugmanov
Released: 1988-09-16

1988 Soviet film directed by Rashid Nugmanov

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Released: September 16, 1988
Director: Rashid Nugmanov
Screenwriter: Aleksandr Baranov
, Bakhyt Kilibayev
Cast: Viktor Tsoi
, Pyotr Mamonov
, Aleksandr Bashirov
Runtime: 81 min
Genre: thriller film
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1.cinemagia.ro/filme-thriller/1988/?pn=6
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, drama film
Country of origin: Soviet Union
Original language: Russian

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The Needle is a 1988 Soviet thriller film. It stars rock musicians Viktor Tsoi and Pyotr Mamonov. The film premiered on 16 September 1988 in Almaty and in February 1989 in Moscow.

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IIgla Remix2010 · 2010 film directed by Rashid Nugmanov

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Main subject: revenge
drug
substance dependence
drug trafficking
Title: Игла
Color: color
Narrative location: Kazakhstan
Filming location: Kazakhstan
Derivative work: Igla Remix
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2022-08-10
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