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