Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WW1 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.
- Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
- Director
- Magnus von Horn
- Executive Producer
- Calle Marthin, Lone Scherfig, Katrine Vogelsang, Henrik Zein
- Producer
- Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Wlodarski
- Screenwriter
- Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek
- Cinematographer
- Michał Dymek PSC
- Editor
- Agnieszka Glińska PSM
- Music
- Oskar Skriver
- Cast
- Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri