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, Stockard Channing, 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.
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| Release date: | December 1, 2006 |
| Directed by: | Thom Fitzgerald |
| Runtime: | 123 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael J.G. Gleissner, Bryan Hofbauer, Thom Fitzgerald |
| Editor: | Susan Shanks |
| Music by: | Trevor Morris, Christophe Beck |
| Cinematography: | Thomas M. Harting |
| Screenplay by: | Thom Fitzgerald |