Changing the Needle
1982, English. Directed by Dasha Ross & Mavis Robertson & Martha Ansara.
A film about drug rehabilitation in Viet Nam
A quarter of a million drug addicts —one of the most serious consequences of the Vietnam War. These addicts were the citizens of the South, and of Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon. Shot in 1981 by three Australian women, Changing the Needle was the first in-depth film to be made about Vietnam’s unique approach to drug rehabilitation at a time when few foreign film crews had access to Vietnam at all.
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- 0h 53m
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- English
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Changing the Needle runs 53 minutes (0h 53m).
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Changing the Needle isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 August 1982. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Changing the Needle, try Heroin(e), Last Days in Vietnam, Cobain: Montage of Heck.
Who directed Changing the Needle?
Changing the Needle (1982) was directed by Dasha Ross and Mavis Robertson and Martha Ansara and stars Tessa Mallos.