Igla Filming Locations

Igla filming locations

Where was Igla filmed? Igla was filmed in 2 locations across Kazakhstan in the following places:

Igla Filming Locations

Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest metropolis, is set in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains. It served as the country's capital until 1997 and remains Kazakhstan's trading and cultural hub. Landmarks include the Central State Museum, displaying thousands of historic Kazakh artifacts. In the center is Panfilov Park, home to the bright-yellow towers of Zenkov Cathedral, a tsarist-era Russian Orthodox church.

Igla (1988)
Alternate title: The Needle
Runtime: 81 minutes
Rating: 6.9
Release year: 1988
IMDB: tt0097561
Plot summary

Moro returns to Alma Ata to collect money owed to him. While waiting out an unexpected delay, he visits his former girlfriend Dina, and discovers she has become a morphine addict. He decides to help her kick the habit and to fight the local drug mafia responsible for her condition. But Moro finds a deadly opponent in "the doctor," the mafia kingpin who is exploiting Dina.

Genres
Drama
Thriller
Cast
Viktor Tsoy
Marina Smirnova
Pyotr Mamonov
Aleksandr Bashirov
Directors
Rashid Nugmanov
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Igla filming locations