Synopse
Can one be good in Hell? Magnus von Horn’s new film is a haunting social drama about poverty and a terrible truth. Copenhagen after World War 1: to escape her precarious material situation, Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne) a young factory worker, gives in to the advances of her boss and gets pregnant. But he leaves her high and dry. When she meets Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm), she finds new hope. Dagmar runs her own adoption agency, helping destitute women find foster families for their children. A strong connection between the two women is forged, until Karoline discovers the demonic secret behind Dagmar’s business.
Regie
MAGNUS VON HORN (*1983 in Sweden) is a film-maker living and working in Poland. FILMFEST HAMBURG showed his films The Here After in 2015 and Sweat in 2020. The Girl with the Needle ran in competition at the Film Festival in Cannes.
Info
Original Title: Pigen med nålen
International Title: The Girl with the Needle
Category: Feature
Section: Kaleidoscope
Version & Subtitles: Danish OV with German subtitles
Director: Magnus von Horn
Screenplay: Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek
Cast/Protagonists: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder, Avo Knox Martin, Anders Hove
Production country: Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 115 min
Producer: Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski
Production company: Nordisk Film Production
Cinematography: Michał Dymek
Sound: Oskar Skriver
Editor: Agnieszka Glinska
Music: Frederikke Hoffmeier
Production Design: Jagna Dobesz
Costume Design: Małgorzata Fudala
Casting: Tania Grunwald
co-production company: Lava Films
World Sales: The Match Factory GmbH
Distributor: Lysann Windisch, MUBI Deutschland
