I thought all 3 stories were done excellently. Stockard Channing broke my heart in her portrayal of the Mother who gave her all. I think Olympia Dukakis is one of the best, although not a personal favorite role.

Very intelligent. Three stories with one theme. Sad and amazing.

My review back in 2007: Although this movie is filled with good actors, it falls very short of a captivating, inspiring, or intelligent story on the AIDS crisis. I was not fan's of any of these actors or the director, but due to the story subject I was willing to give it a try. The best story was the intial full story ripped from the headlines about AIDS being passed onto innocent Chinese rural citizens. What I was surprised at was that they do not touch on the cover up. After an initial sad, but very truthful story the movie goes quickly downhill from there. The second story is an idiotic and selfish story, that puts in a twist, but doesn't pay off and only is weird. I felt no sympathy for any of the characters in that second story. The third story show's the writer and director's total misunderstanding of Catholic theology, nuns, and their views. Then essentially makes a saint out of a Nun who pimps herself out to a rich western business man for the sake of the dying AID's children to make her out as some saint. It ends up being a sad and idiotic moral to a very real crisis in Africa. This story is not like Babel other than being a losely connected story in various countries. Babel shockingly showed human connection through pain, but this story instead shows nothing of the sort. Instead, it uses a very real crises as a backdrop to some interesting story telling and outright mischaracterization of a faith and promotion of some Unitarian feel good afterschool hogwash.

A very different look at the AIDS epidemic and how people deal with it in different circumstances. The way the vignettes are depicted is a bit convoluted, but the movie as a whole makes a powerful statement on the human condition nonetheless.

Very good film. I truly recommended it to everyone. Something new, something unusual.

Each of the stories is very harrowing in its own way, but at the end of each there is also hope. The realism of each vignette is harsh and grueling. But without films like this, we would forget the human struggles each of us has to face.

Very hard movie that details the effects of the aids epidemic in different corners of the world through three stories set in rural China, Canada and South Africa. Highlights the fact that although aids is a problem worldwide we fail to work together to fight it due to our huge differences in culture and belief.

Heavy film, makes you think.

Quite heavy going drama.

so loved it , kya movie hai, n joy it, no words to say...

absolutely phenomenal! Three stories about HIV in three different countries, this movie will move you and make you want to get involved in helping people with HIV; we all know that HIV is something we never want to get, but how much do we really know about the disease? This movie does not answer those questions but inspires us to think more about the horrible pandemic that is AIDS

this is about fighting the true although the people have to opposite with their ideology. Good idea and stroy. Make us realise how to defence our ideology is really hard

Really great message.

PART3=) /in South Africa,Clara (Chole Sevigny) is a young,inexperienced but optimistic nun living among the Pondo tribe on the Wild Coast.While her mission is to save the souls of the rapidly dying Africans,Clare becomes embroiled in a tutie struggle to help a family of orphans. ____________________ PART2=) When Jin Ping (Lucy Lin) Sets up her mobile blood collection service in the tiny Chinese Village of Tonghu,the local peasants rejoice and prosper.One famer,Tong Sam,barred from selling his blood because he has the flu,lies about hes daughter's age so she can sell blood in his stead. After his wife and daughter have both mysteriously died,Sam sets out on a journey to find out why. _______________ PART1=) North American Denny (Shawn Ashmore)is a second rate porn actor who passes his monthly blood tests by stealing samples from his geriatric father.When Denny gets caught,his poverty-stricken family is thrown into turmoil.Facing the prospect of long-term care for her son,his mother Olive (Stockard Channing) develops a plan to escape the luckless hardship that has been her life. <div style="width:120px;font-size:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com/movie/3-needles-videos/3+Needles-10890328">Trailer: 3 Needles</a></div><a href="http://www.flixster.com/movie/3-needles-videos/3+Needles-10890328"><img src="http://www.videodetective.com/photos/1000/042005_123217.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="font-size:10px;width:120px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flixster.com">Flixster</a> - Share Movies</div>

I watched this movie just now. And I liked a lot despite being very heavy and sad. But it is through the three stories in three different countries that we can better understand how a disease can spread so quickly. On one side there is the irresponsibility of those who propagate the disease and the other side there are people who give their lives to change the sad reality. This is a movie to review and to have good surprises because the photography is so beautiful.

Thank you Qing Wen and Mich for recommending this movie to me. It's a must see film for all and to bring awareness about an epidemic that has been plaguing mankind.

This is a powerful movie and a richness and honesty to the characters. It's thought provoking on many levels. I recommend this one.

Una película de un blanco limpio tres historias todas marcadas por la sangre , todas dolorosas y en común también las buenas actuaciones

3 Needles is a great discussion tool for World AIDS Awareness Day that never achieves coherent shape as a three-paneled drama.

um... wow. I don't use the word "powerful" very often, but it was. Only complaints: no time lines, and the first half made the world seem a little nicer than it is. But not the second...