3 needles

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Movie
German title 3 needles
Original title 3 needles
Country of production Canada
original language English
Publishing year 2005
length 123 minutes
Rod
Director Thom Fitzgerald
script Thom Fitzgerald
production Thom Fitzgerald,
Bryan Hofbauer
music Christophe Beck ,
Trevor Morris
camera Tom Harting
cut Susan Shanks
occupation

3 Needles is a Canadian film drama from the year 2005 . Directed by Thom Fitzgerald , who also wrote the script and co-produced the film.

action

The film shows three stories, all linked to the spread of AIDS . Jin Ping participates in the blood trade practiced in China. Because the blood is contaminated with the virus, transfusions lead to numerous deaths.

The nuns Hilde, Mary and Clara look after the farmers of a coastal region in South Africa . They are trying to contain the spread of the disease in. Clara looks after a group of orphans and is sexually harassed by the white farmer Hallyday, who hopes that she cannot infect him with AIDS.

Actor Denys, who lives in Montreal and has appeared in porn films, hides from those around him that he is infected. His mother, Olive Cowie, finds out he's sick. She secretly takes some blood from him and uses it for insurance fraud.

Reviews

Dennis Harvey wrote in Variety magazine on November 30, 2006 that the film had been re-edited for the US theatrical distribution so that the three stories would follow one another. The result is still "poor", but it is an improvement compared to the version shown at the Toronto International Film Festival . The last story, which once seemed particularly weak, benefited particularly strongly from this. The representations of Chloë Sevigny and Lucy Liu are extraordinary. Tom Harting's camera work is one of the highlights of the film.

Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times on December 1, 2008 that the film was challenging and frustrating. The audience wishes that more time had been invested in developing the “poorly sketched” characters and situations. In other words, the film could have played the same role for the topic of AIDS as Traffic - the power of the cartel for the topic of drug trafficking.

Awards

The film received the Atlantic Canadian Award of the Atlantic Film Festival in 2005 for directing and cinematography . Thom Fitzgerald was nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada Award in 2006.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Canada , the People's Republic of China and South Africa . Its production cost was an estimated 3 million Canadian dollars . The world premiere took place on September 9, 2005 at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by numerous other film festivals. On December 1, 2006, the film was released in selected US cinemas.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Dennis Harvey. Retrieved January 14, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Stephen Holden's film review , accessed July 15, 2008
  3. ↑ Filming locations for 3 Needles , accessed July 15, 2008
  4. ^ Box office / business for 3 Needles , accessed July 15, 2008
  5. ↑ Release dates for 3 Needles , accessed July 15, 2008