The Needle
Tsoi, drugs and Soviet rock.
A gritty Soviet-era drama about addiction and redemption, where a man confronts both personal loss and systemic corruption through his attempt to save a former lover.
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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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
