is not a film you watch to be entertained in the traditional sense; it is a film you experience. It is a time capsule of a gritty New York that no longer exists, powered by the raw talent of a young Al Pacino.
is a raw, unflinching, and often difficult-to-watch portrait of addiction that predates the glitz and glamour of typical Hollywood drug movies. Before Al Pacino became the legendary Michael Corleone in The Godfather , he delivered a terrifyingly realistic performance as Bobby, a small-time hustler and heroin addict in New York City. panic in needle park qartulad