There’s no kindness without cruelty, and no joy without sorrow, in The Girl with the Needle, Magnus von Horn’s oppressively bleak inspired-by-real-events tale of female misery in post-WWI Denmark.

But the director sees “The Girl With the Needle” as a decidedly contemporary story about women’s rights, citing the example of Poland, which introduced a near-total abortion ban in 2020.

“The Girl With the Needle” is, as befits any creditable film, more than the sum of its visuals, though “ravishing” isn’t the word for the tale it tells, not in the least. The screenplay by Mr. Von ...

'The Girl with the Needle' The Match Factory. Polish-born cinematographer Michal Dymek has won Golden Frog — the main compeition prize — at this year’s Camerimage Film Festival.

Oscars 2025: Denmark Picks ‘The Girl With the Needle’ for International Feature Race. Magnus von Horn's period drama looks at the plight of pregnant women seeking a termination at a time when ...

Acclaimed festival face The Girl With The Needle has scored a streaming release date on the day the film is released theatrically in the UK. The Cannes-debuting film will screen on MUBI later this ...

Film Review. Film Review ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Credits: Directed by Magnus von Horn, starring Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dryholm, Joachim Fjelstrup, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin.

Swedish-Polish director Magnus von Horn’s dark period drama “The Girl With the Needle” will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

‘The Girl with the Needle’ tells the story of an infamous serial killer through the eyes of a woman who embraces her help. Before contraception, there were not many options for preventing ...

Review: In 'The Girl With the Needle,' women face unthinkable options — and a dark solution. Katie Walsh. Fri, December 6, 2024 at 7:24 PM UTC. 4 min read.