Still from The Girl With the Needle (2024), by Magnus von Horn.
Still from The Girl With the Needle (2024), by Magnus von Horn.
The Girl with the Needle
7:00 pm–9:15 pm
Directed by Magnus von Horn (Denmark, Poland, and Sweden, 2024, 123 min.). Danish with English subtitles.
Set in the gritty aftermath of World War I, this dark tale follows a pregnant woman struggling to survive in postwar Copenhagen. Taken in by a charismatic elder, she begins helping her run a secretive underground adoption agency, where the pair form an unlikely and tender bond amid the harshness of their circumstances. However, a shocking discovery shatters their fragile connection, turning this evocative, beautifully shot drama into a haunting exploration of survival, morality, and human connection.
Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.
“Extraordinary.…an adult fairytale abundantly populated with witches and wretches.…Dyrholm plays Dagmar with cold, fearsome composure, but also raised scars of long-stifled trauma and vulnerability.” —Variety
Wheelchair accessible
With English subtitles
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