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The Girl with the Needle

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Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WWI Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm), a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers to find foster homes for their unwanted children. With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet-nurse. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline's world shatters when she stumbles upon the shocking truth behind her work. Inspired by a true story and directed by Magnus von Horn (The Here After, Sweat) THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE is an unsettling tale about a woman struggling to find love and a sense of morality.
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org The Girl with the Needle is no color-by-numbers true crime film, and rather is a captivating, desperate portrait of a young woman whose agency regarding her reproductive rights is effectively non-existent. Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Magnus von Horn smartly navigates the treacherous pitfalls of this serial killer tale with thoughtful empathy, framing the story from a broader perspective for a timely, gothic tale of hardship for society’s forgotten and discarded. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 28, 2024 Full Review Nick Schager The Daily Beast As grim, and transfixing, as they come. Sep 12, 2024 Full Review Robert Kojder Flickering Myth It’s unforgettably sickening and rattling but vital Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies The direction is restrained but elegant in its precision, often leaving the camera in place and delicately zooming in and out to accentuate an otherwise static composition. Cinematographer Michal Dymek deftly frames interiors and captures exquisite light Rated: 88/100 Oct 5, 2024 Full Review Sarah Gopaul Digital Journal The absence of color creates a separation between the viewer and the images on the screen, which can be very difficult to watch at times... the narrative consists of a series of revelations that range from disappointing to heartbreaking to unbearable. Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WWI Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm), a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers to find foster homes for their unwanted children. With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet-nurse. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline's world shatters when she stumbles upon the shocking truth behind her work. Inspired by a true story and directed by Magnus von Horn (The Here After, Sweat) THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE is an unsettling tale about a woman struggling to find love and a sense of morality.
Director
Magnus von Horn
Producer
Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski
Screenwriter
Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek
Distributor
MUBI
Production Co
Nordisk Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 6, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 55m