THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE
Nominations 2024
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2h 2m
PIGEN MED NÅLEN
Denmark, Poland, Sweden
Nominated for European Screenwriter 20242, European Actress 2024 (2x)
Karoline, a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WW1 Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar, 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.
Directed by: Magnus von Horn
Written by: Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek
Produced by: Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski
Cinematography: Michal Dymek
Editing: Agnieszka Glinska
Production Design: Jagna Dobesz
Costume Design: Małgorzata Fudala
Make-Up & Hair: Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Original Score: Frederikke Hoffmeier
Sound: Oskar Skriver
Visual Effects: Peter Hjorth, Per Nymann
Casting: Tanja Grunwald
Cast: Vic Carmen Sonne (Karoline), Trine Dyrholm (Dagmar), Besir Zeciri (Peter), Joachim Fjelstrup (Jørgen)
Production:
Nordisk Film Production
www.nordiskfilm.com
World Sales:
The Match Factory
www.the-match-factory.com
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