
Fatal Fix
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
0 min
Release Date
1980-03-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.3
Helmut Berger
Marco
Corinne Cléry
Pina
Marzio Honorato
Toby
Agnès Nobecourt
Marina
Karl Zinny
Angelo
Franco Citti
Alfredo
George Ardisson
Trafficant
Francesca Ciardi
Pusher
Antonio Buonomo
Lorenzo Piani
Aldo Bufi Landi
Roberto Caporali
Claudio Zucchet
Detective (uncredited)
Francesco D'Adda
First Client (uncredited)
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