The Needle
Sep 16 1988
•1h 21m
•Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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.
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Viktor Tsoy
Моro
Marina Smirnova
Dina
Aleksandr Bashirov
Spartak
Pyotr Mamonov
Artur
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