Karoline, a young factory worker, is struggling to survive in post WW1 Copenhagen. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar, 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.

„The Girl With The Needle is inspired by true events surrounding the most controversial murder case in Danish history.

A national trauma that echoes through time and can still today remind us of what it means to turn a blind eye to the horrors in society“, said Magnus von Horn.

Film screened in the competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024.