Inspired by a true story and directed by Magnus von Horn, The Girl with the Needle tells the story of a young factory worker, Caroline (Vic Carmen Zonne), who struggles to survive in Copenhagen after the First World War. When she finds herself unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, she meets Dagmar (Trine Dürholm), a charismatic woman who runs an underground adoption agency that helps mothers find adoptive families for their unwanted children. Because Caroline takes on the role of a nurse when there is no other way out. A strong bond forms between the two women, but Caroline’s world is shattered when she learns the shocking truth behind her work.
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