The Girl with the Needle
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.
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Cast
41 people
Vic Carmen Sonne
Karoline
Known for
Azrael
Holiday
Trine Dyrholm
Dagmar
Known for
Queen of Hearts
3096 Days
Besir Zeciri
Peter
Known for
The Bridge
Copenhagen Cowboy
Joachim Fjelstrup
Jørgen
Known for
Frankenstein
A Copenhagen Love Story
Tessa Hoder
Frida
Known for
Darkness: Those Who Kill
Rita
Ava Knox Martin
Erena
Also in
Curly Burly
Ari Alexander
Svendsen
Known for
Borgen - Power & Glory
Toscana
Søren Sætter-Lassen
Ring Master
Known for
Help! I'm a Fish
The Killing
Magnus von Horn
Frida's Husband
Also in
Kebab & Horoscope
Anna Terpiłowska
Strict Woman
Also in
Dangerous Men
Exterminator: Ready To Roll
Dan Jakobsen
Dwarf
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Agent
Familien Jul og nissehotellet
Anna Tulestedt
Old Landlady
Also in
Springfloden
Enforcement
Magnus von Horn Director · Line Langebek Knudsen Writer Frederikke Hoffmeier Composer
Worldwide gross $470K · United States release December 6, 2024 · Produced in Denmark, Poland, Sweden
Box office
Worldwide gross
$470,300
Production
Lava Films
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Nordisk Film Sweden
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EC1 Łódź
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Film i Väst
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Creative Alliance
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Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe
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Nordisk Film Production
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Denmark · Poland · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Pigen med nålen
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
France · May 15, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · December 6, 2024
Limited theatrical
Denmark · January 23, 2025
Theatrical
United States · January 24, 2025
Digital
United States
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 5, 2024 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · Hawai'i International Film Festival
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 22, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Australia
June 11, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 13, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 24, 2025 · Digital
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 12, 2024 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 16, 2024 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 29, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Chile
January 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical
China
September 26, 2024 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
Czechia
June 28, 2024 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
February 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
September 6, 2024 · Theatrical
France
April 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
January 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
India
January 24, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Indonesia
September 26, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
December 3, 2025 · Physical · DVD
Mexico
January 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical
January 24, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Netherlands
April 20, 2025 · Digital
Norway
August 18, 2024 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
Philippines
January 24, 2025 · Digital · MUBI
Poland
July 27, 2024 · Premiere · mBank New Horizons International Film Festival
September 23, 2024 · Premiere · Gdynia Polish Film Festival
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
April 11, 2025 · Digital · VOD rental and purchase
July 3, 2025 · Premiere · BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival
Portugal
February 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 16, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore Film Society Showcase
South Africa
March 12, 2025 · Premiere · Joburg Film Festival
South Korea
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok
United Kingdom
January 10, 2025 · Theatrical
January 24, 2025 · Digital
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