Changing the Needle

Changing the Needle 1982 Directed by Martha Ansara , Mavis Robertson , ...

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.

Country Australia

Language English

Spoken Language Vietnamese

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Ballad Films , Jequerity Films

Release Date 22 August 1982

53 mins