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3 Needles

3 Needles

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2005
2h 7m
6.0(20 votes)
Drama

Overview

A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black market operative posing as a government-sanctioned blood drawer jeopardizes an entire village's safety

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Super Écran
Téléfilm Canada

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Chloë Sevigny

Clara the Novice

Chloë Sevigny
Acting

Shawn Ashmore

Denys

Shawn Ashmore
Acting

Stockard Channing

Olive Cowie

Stockard Channing
Acting

Lucy Liu

Jin Ping

Lucy Liu
Acting

Olympia Dukakis

Hilde

Olympia Dukakis
Acting

Simone-Elise Girard

Waitress Who Serves the Porn Actor

Simone-Elise Girard
Acting

Chin Han

Soldier Xuan

Chin Han
Acting

Sandra Oh

Mary the Nun

Sandra Oh
Acting

Sook-Yin Lee

Tong Xiu, the Rice Farmer's Wife

Sook-Yin Lee
Acting

Tyson Hall

Rapist

Tyson Hall
Acting

Pierre Leblanc

Eggs Benny Guy

Pierre Leblanc
Acting

Steven Crowder

Depanneur Manager

Steven Crowder
Acting

Caroline Aspirot

Stripper

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Rob Burns

Broker

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Yotaka Cheukaew

Qi, the Rice Farmer's Daughter

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Isabelle Cyr

Canadian Health Care Worker

Isabelle Cyr
Acting

Gary Farmer

Winker at Support Group

Gary Farmer
Camera

Thierry Fargeau

Cinematographer

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Writing

Jessie Gabe

Waitress at Diner

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Production

Bryan Hofbauer

Gambler

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Acting

Karen Jacobson

Tourist

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Roc LaFortune

Porn Director

Roc LaFortune
Acting

Gregoriane Minot Payeur

Spunky Chin

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Acting

Aubert Pallascio

Herold

Aubert Pallascio
Acting

Ian Roberts

Hallyday, the Plantation Owner

Ian Roberts
Acting

Richard Robitaille

Insurer

Richard Robitaille
Acting

Linda E. Smith

Lonely Housewife

Linda E. Smith
Acting

Chaiyaporn Torphon

The I.V. Man

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Acting

Marc Trottier

Firefighter

Marc Trottier
Acting

อรุณ วนัสบดีวงศ์

Zao Hao, the Blood Collector

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Acting

Tommy Pépin

Unknown Role

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Dominique Rankin

Unknown Role

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Sébastien Valade

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