LIFF Archive

The Girl with the Needle

Inspired by the horrific true crime of baby murders in 1920s Denmark, Magnus Von Horn’s The Girl with the Needle tells the story of Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne, Godland), a young worker struggling for survival in 1918 Copenhagen. When she becomes pregnant, she meets Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm, Festen), a woman who runs a clandestine adoption agency, and Karoline takes a job as a wet-nurse. Filmed in black-and-white and with haunting period settings, The Girl with a Needle is a chilling and gripping crime thriller that immerses you in a historic hell. Features scenes that may disturb viewers.