< Back to main Festival page

A black and white image of women in uniform with their heads down, except one woman whose eyes look straight ahead.

The Girl with the Needle Pigen med nålen

  Magnus von Horn

  Denmark, Poland, Sweden     115 minutes

Synopsis

Karoline, a pregnant factory worker living in post-WW1 Copenhagen, is struggling to make ends meet. Fearing her unborn child will be doomed to a life of poverty and hardship, she searches for a solution. By chance (or is it fate?) she meets Dagmar, a friendly woman who runs an illegal adoption agency hidden behind the facade of a candy store. Seeing a way out, Karoline accepts a job as a wet nurse. But she slowly begins to realize that things are not what they seem. Director Magnus von Horn, helmer of the Gold Hugo-winning Sweat, returns to the Festival with this expressive, nightmarish, Gothic fairytale. Sublime black and white photography, long shadows, and grimy streets conjure a striking, if grim, vision of early 20th century Copenhagen that hides dark secrets and unsettling truths.

 Danish with subtitles

Content Advisory

Screenings & Events

Screening

Sat, Oct 19 @ 6:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 05

Screening

Tue, Oct 22 @ 2:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 13

Media

Film Credits

  •   Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Wlodarski
  •   Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri
  •   Nordisk Film Production, Creative Alliance, Lava Films