Needle (1990)
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Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.
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Sean McKeeDanny
Emma BirdPaula
Pete PostlethwaitePaula's FatherAnna KeaveneyCouncil Leader
John BennettChief Constable
Paul BarberDrugs CounsellorGary MaversJohn
Jake AbrahamGregAndrew NaylorDegsyPhilip FosterRolloJohn ShackleyStew
Stephen WaltersViaduct BoyMovie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference306448Actor preference534346 · 48549 · 242222Country preferenceGb
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What is Needle about?
Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.
How long is Needle?
Needle has a runtime of 83 minutes.