3 Needles
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| Directed by | Thom Fitzgerald |
| Produced by | Thom Fitzgerald, Bryan Hofbauer, Michael Gleissner (exec), Mark Bennett (assoc), Vicky McCarty |
| Written by | Thom Fitzgerald |
| Starring | Mabel Adams Shawn Ashmore Cory Bowles Lucy Liu Olympia Dukakis Chloë Sevigny Sandra Oh |
| Music by |
Christophe Beck Trevor Morris |
| Cinematography | Thomas M. Harting |
| Edited by | Susan Shanks |
| Distributed by | WolfeReleasing.com |
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127 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language |
Afrikaans Mandarin Xhosa French English |
| Budget | $CAD3,000,000 |
| Box office | $12,327 |
3 Needles is a 2005 Canadian drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. The title refers to the three main characters who make a deal with the Devil in order to survive a global epidemic. The plot deals with interwoven stories of persons around the world who are dealing with HIV and AIDS, and stars Shawn Ashmore, Olympia Dukakis, Lucy Liu, , Chloë Sevigny, and Sandra Oh.
The film was screened at various film festivals, and was given a limited release in the United States on December 1, 2006.
A group of young men in Africa, undergo a rite of passage symbolizing their change from boyhood into manhood.
In rural China, a heavily pregnant Jin Ping is caught by Chinese military men with crates of black market blood in her van. The blood is destroyed and she is subsequently gang raped. Jin Ping is then shown visiting a village and convincing the inhabitants to give blood for $5 each. They all agree, except Tong Sam, a rice farmer, as he is unable to give blood as he is sick. However, as Jin Ping's equipment is not safe, most of the people in the village contract HIV and die of AIDS, including Tong Sam's family. The military men led by Xuan arrive in the village to help with the disease, and they help Tong Sam grow rice, which he then gives out to his remaining neighbors. Government officials arrive in the town to test people for AIDS, but the testing is $10 per person, which one neighbor thinks is a scam because it "cost $5 when she gave me the virus."
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