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Karoline, a pregnant factory worker in post-WW1 Copenhagen, seeks help from Dagmar's hidden adoption agency.
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Karoline, a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while striving to climb out of poverty in post WW1 Copenhagen. Amidst her struggles, she meets Dagmar, a charismatic woman running a hidden adoption agency within a candy store, helping poor mothers in finding foster homes for their unwanted children.
"The Girl with the Needle is a film by Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn, in a very different tone from his previous feature, Sweat. Here, in a gothic fairy tale style for adults set in the early 20th century, we follow the story of a pregnant woman who, unemployed and facing the disappearance of her husband, takes a job as a wet nurse for an older woman, unaware that the she harbors a dark secret. Inspired by the true story of the infamous Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye, the film unfolds like a feverish nightmare in beautiful black and white, exploring how precarious social conditions can create the most terrifying monsters."