"...a macabre and hypnotic horror, a fictionalised true crime nightmare...and kept at an almost unbearable pitch of anxiety by Frederikke Hoffmeier’s nerve-abrading musical score." (Peter Bradshaw)

A standout selection from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Girl with the Needle is a dark fairytale about one woman’s search for tenderness and morality in a cruel world.

Both eerie and exquisite, writer-director Magnus von Horn’s latest film tracks young factory worker Karoline as she struggles to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen. When she ends up unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, the charismatic Dagmar takes her in to help run an underground adoption agency for unwanted children. The two women form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.

Based on a chilling true story ,The Girl with the Needle presents a masterful gothic vision with profound contemporary resonance.

As Denmark’s Best International Feature Film entry to the 97th Academy Awards®, the film also features EFA-nominated performances from Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm, gorgeous cinematography by EO’s Michał Dymek, and a spellbinding score by Frederikke Hoffmeier (Puce Mary).

• The Girl with the Needle on Tue 21 Jan is part of our Cinébites deal: get 30% off any main dish in the Café & Bar with a valid ticket.

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