The Needle (1988 film)

The Needle
The Needle
	English theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rashid Nugmanov
Written by	Aleksandr Baranov; Bakhyt Kilibayev
Produced by	Kazakhfilm
Starring	Viktor Tsoi; Marina Smirnova; Pyotr Mamonov; Aleksandr Bashirov
Music by	Viktor Tsoi
Release date	September 16, 1988;
Running time	81 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Needle (Russian: Игла, romanized: Igla) is a 1988 Soviet thriller film. It stars rock musicians Viktor 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.^[1]