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A drama that visits rural China, a plantation in South Africa, and Montreal's porn industry, to tell three separate yet universal stories, rooted to struggles with the HIV pandemic. In China, Ping is a pregnant young woman running a black market blood collection scam that creates a mini epidemic in a rural village. In Montreal, Denys is a porn actor hiding his positive HIV status in order to continue working and supporting his mother--who herself goes to extreme lengths to provide for the family's future. And, in Africa, Sister Clara is a young novice nun, driven to convert the rapidly dying Africans to Catholicism before it's too late; she makes a desperate bargain with a corrupt plantation owner to help prevent the spread of HIV in the region, bringing two nuns, who are of her same order, to accompany her on the journey.

Also Known As:
3 Needles
Three Needles

Production Status:
Released

Logline:
A drama involving characters struggling with HIV in three countries: China, South Africa and Canada.

Genres:
Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama

Running Time:
2 hrs. 4 min.

Release Date:
December 1st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating:
Not Rated

Distributors:
Wolfe Releasing, Covington International, ThinkFilm

Production Co.:
Bigfoot Entertainment, Ltd., Emotion Pictures

Filming Locations:
South Africa

Produced in:
Canada