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The Girl with the Needle / Pigen med nålen
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 14th December
- 6.00 pm
- new 1
Screening 2
- 17th December
- 10.30 pm
- nishagandhi
Screening 3
- 19th December
- 11.30 am
- tagore
Magnus von Horn
Director's bio
Magnus von Horn
Magnus von Horn, born on December 21, 1983, in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a Swedish-Polish film director and screenwriter. Von Horn's career began with short films, including "Radek" (2006), a documentary about a young Polish criminal, and "Without Snow" (2011), which was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Short Film. His debut feature film, "The Here After" (2015), premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival and received critical acclaim1. His second feature, "Sweat" (2020), was selected for the Cannes Film Festival, which was unfortunately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His third feature, "The Girl with the Needle" (2024), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and competed for the Palme d'Or.
Synopsis
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.
Details of Cast
Vic Carmen Sonne as Karoline Trine Dyrholm as Dagmar Besir Zeciri as Peter Ava Knox Martin as Erena Joachim Fjelstrup as Jørgen Tessa Hoder as Frida Ari Alexander as Svendsen Per Thiim Thim as Landlord Olaf Jensen Søren Sætter-Lassen as Ring Master Dan Jakobsen as Dwarf Anna Tulestedt as Old Landlady Thomas Kirk as Foreman
Details of Crew
Cinematography: Michał Dymek Editing: Agnieszka Glinska Music: Frederikke Hoffmeier Production Design: Jagna Dobesz
Producer Details
Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Wlodarski
Writer Details
Magnus von Horn, Line Langebek Knudsen
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