The Girl with the Needle (2024)
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- Unrated
- 2h 3min
- Crime, Drama
- 24 Jan 2025 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 38 nominations.
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Cast
| Vic Carmen Sonne | ... |
Karoline
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| Trine Dyrholm | ... |
Dagmar
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| Besir Zeciri | ... |
Peter
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| Joachim Fjelstrup | ... |
Jørgen
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Tessa Hoder | ... |
Frida
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| Ava Knox Martin | ... |
Erena
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| Søren Sætter-Lassen | ... |
Ring Master
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| Ari Alexander | ... |
Svendsen
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| Benedikte Hansen | ... |
Jørgen's mother
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Thomas Kirk | ... |
Foreman
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Anna Tulestedt | ... |
Old landlady
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| Per Thiim Thim | ... |
Landlord Olaf Jensen
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| Peter Secher Schmidt | ... |
Prosecutor
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| Cordelia Majgaard | ... |
Young Maid
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Tommy Wurtz Petersen | ... |
Foreman in Sugar Factury
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Liv Vilde Christensen | ... |
Girl with baby
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Lizzielou Corfixen | ... |
Frida's sister
(as Lizzielou Güldenløve Corfixen)
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Monika Kepka | ... |
Young Bath House Assistant
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Petrine Agger | ... |
Older Bath House Assistant
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| Magnus von Horn | ... |
Frida's Husband
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Anna Terpilowska | ... |
Strict woman
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| Ragnhild Kaasgaard | ... |
Woman at Sugar Factury
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| Clara Shahrazad Kokseby | ... |
Respectful Woman in Apt
(as Clara Kokseby)
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Tone Suvi Ellegaard | ... |
Respectful Woman's Daughter
(as Tone Suvi Ellegaard Ebbe)
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| Jakob Højlev Jørgensen | ... |
Doctor
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Maciej Berezowski | ... |
Baby
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Jonas Mikkelsen | ... |
Male Customer in Sweet Shop
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Nela Lapka | ... |
Girl With the Dirty Face
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Dan Jakobsen | ... |
Claude - Dwarf
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Robert Trempski | ... |
Giant
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Slawomir Macias | ... |
Blind Musician
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Gabriel Zubowski | ... |
Man-Bird
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Agnieszka Przyborowska-Mitrosz | ... |
Nancy - The bearded lady
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Hector Engelbrecht | ... |
Newspaper boy
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Torsten Sonne | ... |
Orphange Director
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| Birgitte Marianne Krogh | ... |
Secretary in Sewing Factory
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Lasse Haastrup | ... |
Police Officer
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Peter Sand Magnussen | ... |
Police Officer
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| Anders Hove | ... |
Judge
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Helle Marianne Sommer | ... |
Raging Woman in Court
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Frederik Birkely | ... |
Young Dandy (uncredited)
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Lars Ulrich Larsson | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Pia Hvilsted Sperling | ... |
New Tenant (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Magnus von Horn | ||
Written by
| Magnus von Horn | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Line Langebek Knudsen | ... | (screenplay) (as Line Langebek) |
| Line Langebek Knudsen | ... | (idea) (as Line Langebek) |
Produced by
| Malene Blenkov | ... | producer |
| Madeleine Ekman | ... | co-producer |
| Søren Frimodt-Møller | ... | production department: development |
| Rikke Katborg | ... | associate producer |
| Kristina Kornum | ... | production department: development |
| Lea Løbger | ... | production department: development |
| Deborah Bayer Marlow | ... | line producer |
| Calle Marthin | ... | executive producer |
| Lone Scherfig | ... | executive producer |
| Katrine Vogelsang | ... | executive producer |
| Mariusz Wlodarski | ... | producer |
| Henrik Zein | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Frederikke Hoffmeier | ||
Cinematography by
| Michal Dymek | ||
Editing by
| Agnieszka Glinska | ||
Editorial Department
| Susanne Askøe | ... | avid supervisor |
| Emil Eriksson | ... | colorist |
| Filippa Göthlin | ... | post production supervisor |
| Jason Merle | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Tanja Grunwald | ||
Production Design by
| Jagna Dobesz | ||
Art Direction by
| Ristergren Albistur Lisette | ||
Set Decoration by
| Ewa Mroczkowska | ||
Costume Design by
| Malgorzata Fudala | ||
| Zuzanna Kot | ||
Makeup Department
| Lars Carlsson | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Karolina Bou Chedid | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Adriana Cieciara | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Jolanta Danda | ... | makeup assistant |
| Johanna Eliasson | ... | make up assistant extras |
| Märta Gasslander | ... | makeup artist |
| Ronja Sandell | ... | make up assistant extras |
| Agnieszka Sasim | ... | makeup artist / sfx makeup assistant |
| Anne Cathrine Sauerberg | ... | makeup designer |
| Joanna Siwy | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Przemyslaw Smolinski | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Charlotte Svensson | ... | make-up |
| Marta Szumiel | ... | makeup artist |
| Meduza Vogt | ... | make up assistant extras |
Production Management
| Signe Baasch | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Agnieszka Calik | ... | administration |
| Søren Frimodt-Møller | ... | prep production manager / production manager development |
| Michal Kiedrowicz | ... | production coordinator |
| Mikael Lundberg | ... | production manager |
| Luiza Skrzek | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dagna Kidon | ... | second assistant director |
| Robert Kwilman | ... | crowd ad |
| Peter Sand Magnussen | ... | third assistant director |
| Milosz Sawicki | ... | crowd ad |
| Greta Varts | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Filip Andrysiak | ... | assistant art director |
| Jan Baranski | ... | props assistant |
| Marcin Bednarski | ... | assistant art director |
| Mikolaj Downar Zapolski | ... | swing gang |
| Marcin Dudzik | ... | swing gang |
| Leif Ekelund | ... | props assistent |
| Piotr Grotek | ... | props assistant |
| Rafal Guzniczak | ... | props assistant |
| Klas Jansson | ... | construktion kordinator |
| Michal Jurczak | ... | stage hand |
| Dominika Kobylinska | ... | production design |
| Barbara Koczarowa | ... | production design |
| Zbigniew Kowalski | ... | props assistant |
| Paula Kukla | ... | production design |
| Fredrik Kuuse | ... | props assistent |
| Wojciech Michalec | ... | assistant art director |
| Henryk Michalkiewicz | ... | props assistant |
| Robert Obrebalski | ... | stage hand |
| Rafal Oryga | ... | property master |
| Oskar Otto | ... | props assistant |
| Anna Podhajna | ... | props on set |
| Marek Spychala | ... | construction coordinator |
| Rafal Turzanski | ... | swing gang |
| Piotr Zalewski | ... | stage hand |
Sound Department
| Christian Roed Dalsgaard | ... | Sound assistant |
| Kim Dalum | ... | production sound mixer / sound designer |
| Patrick Ghislain | ... | foley mixer |
| Linus Gidstedt | ... | boom operator |
| Julien Naudin | ... | foley artist |
| Morten Pilegaard | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Oskar Skriver | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Maciej Bienkowski | ... | special effects on set |
| Przemyslaw Klej | ... | 2ac miniatures |
| Pawel Kopka | ... | special effects on set |
| Piotr Mank | ... | special effects on set |
| David Peter | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Peter Hjorth | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Anders Nyman | ... | visual effects supervisor: dupp film |
| Per Nyman | ... | visual effects supervisor: dupp film |
| Lars Wallund | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Kamil Borowy | ... | stunt horse |
| Filip Bucki | ... | stunt performer |
| Michal Burdan | ... | stunt performer |
| Lukasz Czubak | ... | stunt performer |
| Dominik Dabrowski | ... | stunt horse |
| Tomasz Drezek | ... | stunt horse |
| Jarek Golec | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Artur Klimek | ... | stunt performer |
| Klara Kloczynska | ... | stunt performer |
| Artur Mierzejewski | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Pawel Monsiel | ... | stunt performer |
| Kamil Pardo | ... | stunt horse / stunt performer |
| Joanna Rózanska | ... | stunt performer |
| Maria Szczepankiewicz | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Doriana Agacinska | ... | video assistant |
| Akira Andersson | ... | grip assistant |
| Lukasz Bak | ... | still photographer |
| Maciej Bedyk | ... | lightning assistant: miniatures |
| Michal Bratkiewicz | ... | lightning assistant: miniatures |
| Sebastian Debicki | ... | lightning assistant: miniatures |
| Mateusz Gaweda | ... | electrician |
| Konrad Gut | ... | steadicam assistent |
| Niclas Holmberg | ... | grip |
| Tomasz Jagielski | ... | data wrangler |
| Lukasz Kaczmarczyk | ... | electrician |
| Magnus Karlsson | ... | electrician |
| Krzysztof Knapik | ... | electrician |
| Janne Kokki | ... | electrician |
| Julia Komisarczyk | ... | data wrangler |
| Mariusz Kula | ... | cherry picker |
| Mateusz Kwasiborski | ... | cherry picker |
| Marcin Laskus | ... | data wrangler |
| Adam Mendry | ... | steadicam operator |
| Simon Mortensen | ... | second assistant camera |
| Maksim Najdienow | ... | DIT |
| David Odstad | ... | electrician |
| Norbert Pogorzelski | ... | data wrangler |
| Szymon Polak | ... | key grip |
| Marcin Przywara | ... | steadicam assistant |
| Adam Ratkiewicz | ... | electrician |
| Szczepan Romek | ... | electrician |
| Grzegorz Rusicki | ... | grip assistant: miniatures |
| Marcin Skos | ... | grip assistant |
| Jan Sosnowski | ... | electrician |
| Przemyslaw Sosnowski | ... | gaffer |
| Maciej Szafnicki | ... | grip assistant |
| Adrian Szulim | ... | lightning assistant: miniatures |
| Krzysztof Szulim | ... | key grip: miniatures |
| Dariusz Tomczak | ... | cherry picker |
| Maciej Tomków | ... | steadicam operator |
| Maciej Trzcinski | ... | electrician |
| Dariusz Wojas | ... | best boy |
| Marcin Wojtaszewski | ... | electrician |
| Pawel Zelazko | ... | 1st ac focus puller |
| Wojciech Zubek | ... | 2nd ac |
| Lukas Östergren | ... | video assistent |
Casting Department
| Krzysztof Grempka | ... | extras coordinator |
| Sebastian Grempka | ... | extras coordinator |
| Jacek Grygorowicz | ... | extras coordinator |
| Karin Jagd | ... | child casting director |
| Fredrik Johansson | ... | 2ad extras coordinator |
| Justyna Lapka | ... | extras coordinator |
| Sylwester Matulka | ... | extras coordinator |
| Edyta Sakson | ... | extras coordinator |
| Andriy Shpak | ... | Extras coordinator |
| Klaudia Szczyglowska | ... | extras casting |
| Mateusz Uryszek | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Aleksandra Ambrozik | ... | costume consultant |
| Alena Bakanava | ... | tailor |
| Malgorzata Barcz-Wadas | ... | tailor |
| Barbara Bendyk | ... | knitting costume consultant |
| Erika Bolinder | ... | costume consultant |
| Piotr Czupryn | ... | costume assistant |
| Edmund Dembinski | ... | tailor |
| Aleksandra Dlutowska | ... | costume assistant |
| Rita Holm | ... | costumer |
| Sara Pertmann | ... | costume consultant |
| Monika Pitera | ... | tailor |
| Zofia Wierszalowicz | ... | costume consultant |
| Lukasz Zarzyczny | ... | costume consultant |
Location Management
| David Coster | ... | location manager |
| Sarah Goldman | ... | location assistant |
| Axel Granath | ... | location intern |
| Lukas Grundberg | ... | location assistant |
| Dawid Kolosowski | ... | location scout |
| Michal Korynek | ... | location manager / location manager: lower Silesia |
| Marta Malinowska | ... | location manager: Lodz / location scout |
| Bartosz Mielniczek | ... | location scout |
| Barbara Rusinek | ... | location scout |
| Monika Wolska | ... | assistant location scout |
Music Department
| Jacob Snavely | ... | Composer Agent |
| Emilie Skovgaard Sørensen | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pernille Elkjær | ... | script supervisor |
| Andrzej Mellin | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Rikke Mortensen | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Kamil Owsinski | ... | driver |
| Krzysztof Skonieczny | ... | picture cars |
| Lukasz Szamrowicz | ... | driver |
| Kazik Szymczak | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Ana C Albornoz | ... | Intern (as Ana Albornoz) |
| Rajmund Baczkowski | ... | caterer |
| Annica Bergh | ... | craft service |
| Hans Birgersson | ... | runner |
| Rune Kalle Bjerkø | ... | film commisioner, Danish Filminstitute |
| Bente Friis Breining | ... | finance and administration |
| Pernille Breum | ... | legal |
| Sanne Borgstrøm Brinch | ... | finance and administration |
| Kent Dietrichson | ... | finance and administration |
| Wiktoria Domanska | ... | kitchen assistant |
| Caroline Duveholt | ... | production assistant |
| Ewa Dyderska | ... | production accountant |
| Sylwia Dyderska | ... | production accountant |
| Marcin Glogowski | ... | security |
| Aneta Graff-Dabrowska | ... | insurance |
| Anne Vangsøe Hansson | ... | finance and administration |
| Else Helland | ... | legal |
| Julie Hindkjær | ... | Intern |
| Wiktoria Hladko | ... | producer assistant |
| Cecilie Emmerich Jensen | ... | finance and administration |
| Stephanie Johannsen | ... | Intern |
| Michal Kiedrowicz | ... | production coordinator |
| Wojciech Konkol | ... | safety consultant |
| Agata Kordos | ... | animal trainer |
| Pelle Kristensen | ... | Intern |
| Lilli Rutström Kugel | ... | production manager assistant |
| Agnieszka Kulesza | ... | production coordinator |
| Hanna Mankowska-Pliszka | ... | consultant: medic |
| Artur Mierzejewski | ... | set manager |
| Anne Mohr | ... | Intern |
| Lene Mortensen | ... | finance and administration |
| Anthony Muir | ... | Senior Executive |
| Rebecka Nejderås | ... | production coordinator |
| Tom Nielsen | ... | legal |
| Anna Nobel | ... | animal trainer |
| Julia Ornat | ... | craft service extras |
| Kamilla Borchersen Pedersen | ... | finance and administration |
| Tomasz Przybecki | ... | Legal: Poland, distribution |
| Amanda-Lie Rasmussen | ... | child coach |
| Monika Ratajczak | ... | Legal: Poland, distribution |
| Christian Reinhold Clausen | ... | Intern (as Christian Clausen) |
| Izabela Rejman | ... | producer assistant |
| Agnieszka Rossa | ... | insurance |
| Ida Helene Rovsing | ... | Awards Manager |
| Pontus Samuelsson | ... | extras assistent |
| Dominika Strupiechowska | ... | legal support |
| Maria Flinck Stølås | ... | finance and administration |
| Jagoda Surzycka | ... | production assistant |
| Kamila Szymanek | ... | runner |
| Andreas Torstensson | ... | runner |
| Line Vedel | ... | producer assistant |
| Nadia Højsgaard Wardi | ... | production assistant |
| Anna Warfvinge | ... | office manager sweden |
| Jacek Wator | ... | security |
| Wera Wieckowska | ... | producer assistant |
| Radoslaw Wysokinski | ... | fire safety |
| Jakub Wójciak | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Nordisk Film Production
- Creative Alliance
- Lava Films
- Nordisk Film Production
- Film i Väst (co-producer)
- EC1 Lódz - Miasto Kultury (co-producer)
- Lower Silesia Film Centre (co-producer)
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (in association with)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (in association with)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (support)
- Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej (support)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (support)
- Eurimages (support)
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond (support)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- Dolnoslaskie Centrum Filmowe (support)
Distributors
- Adso Films (Spain) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2025) (France) (theatrical)
- Films4You (2024) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Films4You (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Green Narae Media (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Gutek Film (Poland) (theatrical)
- MUBI (Austria) (theatrical)
- MUBI (Canada) (theatrical)
- MUBI (Germany) (theatrical)
- MUBI (India) (theatrical)
- MUBI (Ireland) (theatrical)
- MUBI (Italy) (theatrical)
- MUBI (Turkey) (theatrical)
- MUBI (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- MUBI (United States) (theatrical)
- MegaCom Film (MCF) (Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
- Mer Film (Norway) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film Distribution (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Scanorama (Estonia) (theatrical)
- Scanorama (Latvia) (theatrical)
- Scanorama (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- September Film Distribution (2025) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- September Film Distribution (Belgium) (theatrical)
- September Film Distribution (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
- Transformer (Japan) (theatrical)
- Weird Wave (Greece) (theatrical)
- Falcon Pictures (2010) (Indonesia)
- KlikFilm (2015) (Indonesia)
- MUBI (2025) (Brazil) (video) (VOD)
- MUBI (2025) (Argentina) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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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. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025). See more » |
| Quotes |
Karoline:
I have a new life. Please forgive me. See more » |