3 Needles
Synopsis
A three-paneled look at the worldwide A.I.D.S. crisis. Three tragic stories taking place in South Africa, China, and Montréal.
Crew
Director: Thom Fitzgerald, Writer: Thom Fitzgerald
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Cast
Chloë Sevigny
as Clara the Novice
Lucy Liu
as Jin Ping, the Blood Smuggler
Shawn Ashmore
as Denys, the Porn Actor
Stockard Channing
as Olive Cowie, the Porn Actor's Mother
Sandra Oh
Catherine Colvey
as Clara the Novice's Mother
3 Needles
IN CHINA
When Jin Ping sets up her mobile blood collection service in a tiny farming village, the local peasants rejoice and prosper. When one farmer, Tong Sam, is barred from selling his blood because he has the flu, he lies about his daughter's age so she can sell blood twice a month in his stead. Sam uses the money to improve his humble farm but by the time his abundant crop is ready for harvest, his wife and daughter are both mysteriously dead. Sam sets out on a journey across the province to find out why.
IN CANADA
Denys is a second rate porn actor who loves to pretend to be anybody but himself. When Denys gets caught cheating on his blood tests, his poverty-stricken family is thrown into turmoil and his weary waitress mother hatches a fraud scheme to solve their money problems forever.
IN SOUTH AFRICA
Living among the tribes on the Wild Coast, Novice missionary Clara's mission is to urge the dying Africans to accept Jesus before it's too late. Naive and optimistic, Clara strays from her mission and struggles to help raise a family of orphaned children. When one of her charges falls victim to a folk cure, she makes a bargain with Mr. Hallyday, a wealthy Afrikaans plantation owner, which aids the children but risks her own salvation.