The Girl with the Needle
Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Released
- 2024
- Country
- Denmark, Poland, Sweden, France, Belgium
Details
Release year: 2024
Storyline
Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.
Top credits
Vic Carmen Sonne — Karoline
Trine Dyrholm — Dagmar
Besir Zeciri — Peter
Joachim Fjelstrup — Jørgen
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• As stated in at the end of the movie, it is inspired by true events, notably the crimes of Dagmar Overby, who was convicted for the murder of 9 children who were all in her care. There may have been up to 20 victims. However, the real Dagmar did not own a confectionery.
• Official submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.
• Trine Dyrholm's third motion picture to be Oscar-nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film", following In a Better World (2010) and A Royal Affair (2012).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $112,199
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $15,284 (2024-12-08)
User reviews
When you take out all the false nostalgia for the past
Black and White, and Raw to the Bone
Upsetting Movie with Fascinating "Villain"
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.44 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
