The Needle is a portrait of a home clinic for body modification in one of San Juan's most impoverished neighborhoods. In telling the story of the clinic's owner and two clients, the film explores addiction as expressed through the search for beauty, social acceptance, and inter-personal affection.
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Carmen Oquendo-Villar Director · José Correa Vigier Director Carla Cavina Editor
United States release November 15, 2012 · Produced in Puerto Rico · Original title La aguja
Production
The Needle LLC
Production
Puerto Rico
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Languages
Original title
La aguja
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
United States · November 15, 2012
Theatrical
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