Needle

Needle

Release date : September 12, 1990
Runtime : 1h 23m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English /
Director : Gillies MacKinnon /
Writers : Jimmy McGovern /
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September 12, 1990 1h 23m United Kingdom Drama English More
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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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Emma Bird
Paula
Pete Postlethwaite
Paula's Father
Anna Keaveney
Council Leader
John Bennett
Chief Constable
Paul Barber
Drugs Counsellor
Stephen Walters
Viaduct Boy
Arthur Kelly
Bent Detective
Paul Codman
Arresting Officer
Andrew Schofield
Chief Vigilante
John Conteh
Charlie
Carleen Ann Lundon
Radio Reporter
Angela Walsh
Angry Mother

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  • title:Needle
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1990
  • Runtime:1h 23m
  • Genres: Drama · TV Movie ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Gillies MacKinnon /
  • Writers: Jimmy McGovern ·
  • Production companies:
  • Overview: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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