The Girl with the Needle

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The Girl with the Needle
Festival poster
DanishPigen med nålen
Directed byMagnus von Horn
Written by
  • Magnus von Horn
  • Line Langebek
Produced by
  • Malene Blenkov
  • Mariusz Włodarski
Starring
  • Vic Carmen Sonne
  • Trine Dyrholm
  • Besir Zeciri
  • Joachim Fjelstrup
  • Tessa Hoder
  • Avo Knox Martin
CinematographyMichał Dymek
Edited byAgnieszka Glinska
Music byFrederikke Hoffmeier
Production
companies
  • Nordisk Film Denmark
  • Lava Films
  • Nordisk Film Sweden
  • Film i Väst
  • EC1 Łódź
  • Lower Silesia Film Centre
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 15 May 2024 (2024-05-15) (Cannes)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Poland
  • Sweden
LanguageDanish

The Girl with the Needle (Danish: Pigen med nålen) is a 2024 crime drama film directed by Magnus von Horn, from a screenplay written by von Horn and Line Langebek. It is very loosely based on the true story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye, who helped impoverished women kill their unwanted children and was first sentenced to death in 1921, but it was later changed into a lifetime in prison.[1][2]

The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered on 15 May 2024.

Plot[edit]

In Copenhagen, young pregnant Karoline takes on a position as a wet nurse for an older woman named Dagmar to help support herself. Dagmar operates a clandestine adoption agency under the guise of a candy shop, assisting disadvantaged mothers place their unwanted newborns in foster homes. Karoline grows close to Dagmar, but she is soon faced with the nightmarish reality she unwittingly entered.

Cast[edit]

  • Vic Carmen Sonne as Karoline
  • Trine Dyrholm as Dagmar
  • Besir Zeciri as Peter
  • Joachim Fjelstrup as Jørgen
  • Tessa Hoder as Frida
  • Avo Knox Martin as Erena
  • Ari Alexander

Production[edit]

The Girl with the Needle is Magnus von Horn's third feature, after The Here After (2015) and Sweat (2020). He described it as a "fairy tale for grownups" and was motivated "not to just make a straight genre piece [but] to flirt with genre. That became a great lens to look at the story, for me and the cinematographer and the set designers and the costumes."[3] The film was produced by Malene Blenkov for Nordisk Film Denmark and Mariusz Wlodarski for Lava Films (Poland), in co-production with Nordisk Film Sweden.[1]

Release[edit]

The Girl with the Needle was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 15 May 2024.[4]

International sales are handled by The Match Factory.[5]

Reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.0/10.[6]

The reviews from Cannes described the film as “grippingly acted”[7]; a “sombre, commercially uncompromising work”;[8] and a “poetic and dark fairy tale.”[9]

Accolades[edit]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 Palme d'Or Magnus von Horn Pending [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Pham, Annika (18 January 2024). "The Match Factory Snaps Up 'Sweat' Director Magnus von Horn's First Genre Pic, 'The Girl With the Needle' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ Lerche Kristiansen, Annegerd (15 October 2017). "Vidste du… at denne kvinde er danmarkshistoriens største seriemorder?" (in Danish). DR. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (10 May 2024). "Magnus von Horn's Cannes Contender 'The Girl With the Needle' Unveils First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (10 May 2024). "The Match Factory pins its hopes on four competition titles at Cannes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ "The Girl with the Needle". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (16 May 2024). "The Girl With the Needle review – horrific drama based on Denmark's 1921 baby-killer case". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ Lodge, Guy (15 May 2024). "'The Girl With the Needle' Review: Magnus von Horn's Expressionistic Nightmare of Women Abandoned by Society". Variety. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ Utichi, Joe (15 May 2024). "'The Girl With The Needle' Review: Magnus Von Horn's Dark Fairytale Retelling Of Denmark's Most Infamous Serial Murder Case Is Beguiling – Cannes Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ Ntim, Zac (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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