WOMAN UNKNOWN
Nominations European Costume Designer 2027
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2h 1m
KVINDE UKENDT
Denmark, Latvia, Sweden
2026 | 126 min. | Fiction
Marie, a young nanny and housemaid, is about to marry the wealthy older widower, Christian, for whom she is working. But Marie guards a shameful secret. During World War II, she was in an intimate relationship with a German soldier. Now Marie’s past threatens to catch up with her, and she is forced to do everything in her power to preserve her new status as lady of the house in post-war anarchy.
Directed by: May el-Toukhy
Written by: Maren Louise Käehne, May el-Toukhy
Produced by: Mikael Rieks, Esko Rips, Madara Kalnina, Johanna Bergenstråhle, Kristina Börjeson
Cinematography: Jasper Spanning
Editing: Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen
Production Design: Sabine Hviid
Costume Design: Rebecca Richmond, Jūlija Volkinšteine
Make-Up & Hair: Anne Cathrine Sauerberg
Original Score: Mikkel Hess
Sound: Oskar Skriver, Morten Pilegaard
Visual Effects: Per Nyman, Anders Nyman
Casting: Djamila Hansen
Cast: Mathilde Arcel (Marie), Carsten Bjørnlund (Christian), Marina Bouras (Esther), Thorbjørn Hedegaard (Karl), Sofia Nolsøe (Mrs Berg), Mia Plantin (Johanne)
Production:
Nordisk Film Production A/S
https://nordiskfilm.com
World Sales:
TrustNordisk
https://trustnordisk.com
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