The Girl With the Needle

Shortly before the end of World War I, Karoline is trying to get by in a gothic-like nightmarish Denmark that seems to be the most hostile place in the world for a woman who is no longer awaiting for her husband’s return from the frontlines; a woman who cannot afford to pay rent; a woman who finds relief in the arms of her boss only to be kicked to the curb later on, ending up homeless, unemployed, and pregnant, a soldier fighting her own “great war” – one every bit as brutal as the one unfolding between the most powerful nations. An encounter with a woman who will aid her in finding a foster family for her baby will be the turning point. With the determined Dagmar by her side, Karoline will discover a family, a mother, a partner and primarily, the female solidarity that will empower her, enabling her to take control of her own life and rise from the ashes of the old world as an independent woman. A visual poem about a woman’s intertemporal place in a world of patriarchy, class disparity, and sexual exploitation, juxtaposes the price of self-determination with the evil that spreads throughout the world in the aftermath of a war steeped in horror, which often turns into a weapon in the hands of the weak.

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Direction: Magnus von Horn

Script: Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek

Cinematography: Michal Dymek

Editing: Agnieszka Glińska

Sound: Oskar Skriver

Actors: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Avo Knox Martin, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder

Production: Nordisk Film Production

Producers: Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski

Co-production: Lava Films, EC1 ŁÓDŹ, Lower Silesia Film Centre, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film Sweden

Costumes: Małgorzata Fudala

Production Design: Jagna Dobesz

Make Up: Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Format: DCP

Color: Colour

Production Country: Denmark, Poland, Sweden

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 115'

Distribution in Greece: Weird Wave

Contact: The Match Factory