Needle

Summary

Needle is a film^[1]. Needle ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Needle's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Needle was directed by Rashid Nugmanov^[4].
• Aleksandr Baranov wrote the screenplay for Needle^[5].
• Bakhyt Kilibayev wrote the screenplay for Needle^[6].
• Needle's composer is recorded as Viktor Tsoi^[7].
• Needle's genre is thriller film^[8].
• Needle's genre is drama film^[9].
• A cast member of Needle was Viktor Tsoi^[10].
• A cast member of Needle was Pyotr Mamonov^[11].
• A cast member of Needle was Aleksandr Bashirov^[12].
• Needle's production company is recorded as Kazakhfilm^[13].
• The original language of Needle was Russian^[14].
• Needle's color is recorded as color^[15].
• Needle's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[16].
• Needle was published on September 16, 1988^[17].
• Needle's narrative location is recorded as Kazakhstan^[18].
• Needle's filming location is recorded as Kazakhstan^[19].
• Needle's main subject is revenge^[20].
• Needle's main subject is drug^[21].
• Needle's main subject is substance dependence^[22].
• Needle's main subject is drug trafficking^[23].
• Needle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Игла'}^[24].
• Needle's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+81'}^[25].
• Needle's derivative work is recorded as Igla Remix^[26].
• Needle's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Needle was directed by Rashid Nugmanov^[4]. Screenwriters include Aleksandr Baranov^[5] and Bakhyt Kilibayev^[6]. Cast members include Viktor Tsoi^[10], Pyotr Mamonov^[11], and Aleksandr Bashirov^[12].

Publication

Needle was published on September 16, 1988^[17]. The original language of Needle was Russian^[14]. Genres include thriller film^[8] and drama film^[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include revenge^[20], drug^[21], substance dependence^[22], and drug trafficking^[23].

Why It Matters

Needle ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (697 views/month).^[2] Needle has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Needle is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]