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The Needle (1988 film)
The Needle (Russian: Игла, romanized: Igla) is a 1988 Sovietthriller film. It stars rock musiciansViktor Tsoi (of Kino) and Pyotr Mamonov (of Zvuki Mu). The film premiered on 16 September 1988 in Almaty and in February 1989 in Moscow.
The Needle is known for being one of the first Kazakh new wave films, and was one of the most watched films in the Soviet Union in 1989.