10/14
Scenario
A standout selection at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Girl with the Needles is a dark fairy tale about the search for tenderness and morality in a cruel world. Both disturbing and brilliant, writer-director Magnus von Horn’s latest film follows young factory worker Karoline as she struggles to survive in post-war Copenhagen. When she becomes unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, the glamorous Dagmar takes her in to help run a secret adoption agency for unwanted children. The two women form an unexpected bond until a sudden revelation changes everything. Based on a fascinating true story, The Girl with Needles presents a sublime gothic scene with deep contemporary resonance. The Danish film, nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 97th Academy Awards®, features EFA-nominated performances by Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm, stunning cinematography by EO’s Michał Dymek and a gripping score by Frederikke Hoffmeyer (Puceyer).