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The Girl With the Needle
Director
Magnus von Horn
Country
Denmark, Poland
Year
2024
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Line Langebek Knudsen, Magnus von Horn
Cast
Trine Dyrholm, Vic Carmen Sonne, Besir Zeciri, Anna Terpiłowska
https://mubi.com/en/es/films/the-girl-with-the-needle

Storyline

A young pregnant factory worker takes on the job of a wet-nurse for a charismatic woman in order to escape poverty. Under the fake storefront of a candy shop, the woman runs a hidden adoption agency, helping poor mothers find foster homes for their unwanted infants.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2024
Official Selection
Competition
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024
Horizons
Seville European Film Festival 2024
Official Section
Best Direction Award (Magnus von Horn)
Best Actress Award (Trine Dyrholm)
Best Cinematography Award (Michał Dymek)
Best Art Direction Award (Jagna Dobesz)

European Film Awards (EFA) 2024
5 Nominations, 2 Awards:
Best European Actress (Trine Dyrholm).
Best European Actress (Vic Carmen Sonne).
Best European screenwriter (Line Langebek Knudsen, Magnus von Horn).
Best European Production Design (Jagna Dobesz) WINNER
Best European Original Score (Frederikke Hoffmeie) WINNER
Golden Globe Awards 2025
1 Nomination:
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language