Denmark's official Oscar entry is director Magnus Von Horn's
The Girl with the Needle. Co-written with Line Langebeck, the film is set in the aftermath of
WWI. Vic Carmen Sonne plays Karoline, a desperate young pregnant woman
who takes the role of a wet-nurse for an underground adoption agency,
unware of the dark side of her workplace.
The Girl with the Needle is in UK/ROI cinemas from January
10th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Inspired by a true story and directed by Magnus von Horn (The Here After, Sweat) THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE follows Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne - Hlynur Pálmason’s Godland and Isabella Eklöf’s Holiday), a young factory worker, as she is struggling to survive in post WW1 Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm), a charismatic woman running an underground adoption agency, helping mothers to find foster homes for their unwanted children. With nowhere else to turn, Karoline takes on the role of a wet-nurse. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline’s world shatters when she stumbles upon the shocking truth behind her work.
