Sex, Needles and Roubles

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Synopsis
Sex, Needles and Roubles takes us on a journey to the cold winter nights of St. Petersburg where we meet with some of its young drug addicted prostitutes. Through poignant real-life stories and interviews with leading figures in the fight against AIDS, corrupt policemen-pimps and discriminating doctors, this documentary seeks to understand how AIDS reached such alarming proportions over the last decade. This is a crisis which has catapulted Russia into being the country with the fastest spreading epidemic of AIDS in the world today.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Addiction
Drugs
Prostitution
HIV
Runtime (in min.):62
Format:Digital Betacam
Year Of Production:2004
Companies & Organizations
Production Company:

Laika Pictures ltd.

Film Subsidy:

British Council

Filmmakers
Producers:

Chloë Mercier (producer)

Directing:

Chloë Mercier

Writing:

Chloë Mercier

Cinematography:

Pierre Boffety

Chloë Mercier

Film Editing:

Mariko Montpetit

Sound Department:

Damien Turpin

Music:

Sarah Sarhandi

Keywords
St. Petersburg; Russia; Addiction; Drugs; Prostitution; HIV; AIDS; Corruption; Epidemic; Health
Categories
Geography, Travel & Cultures, Asia, Russia, Health, Medical Science & Psychology, HIV / AIDS