Fatal Fix

Mar 14, 1980

★ 4.2

Overview

A microcosm of people lost in search of an artificial happiness, which leads them to steal and prostitute themselves for the short ecstasy of a squirt of heroin in the veins. Marco and Pina live in this world of drugs, prostitution and violence, and they must fight for their survival. One day one of their friend dies during a holdup. Marco and Pina are helpless and will do anything to escape, but fate does not want a similar world. Between bites of heroin and sidewalk they are in a deadly trance.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Samar Cinematografica

Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo

Fatal Fix Trailers

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Cast

Marco

Helmut Berger

Pina

Corinne Cléry

Toby

Marzio Honorato

Marina

Agnès Nobecourt

Angelo

Karl Zinny

Alfredo

Franco Citti

Trafficant

George Ardisson

Pusher

Francesca Ciardi

Antonio Buonomo

Lorenzo Piani

Aldo Bufi Landi

Roberto Caporali

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