MUBI announces the UK & Ireland cinematic release date for Magnus Von Horn’s movie, The Girl With The Needle. Get the details here.
MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company, is pleased to announce the UK and Ireland release date for Magnus von Horn’s (The Here After, Sweat) latest feature film. Inspired by true events, The Girl With The Needle will open in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 10 January 2025.
The Girl with the Needle, directed by Magnus von Horn. Co-written by Line Langebek Knudsen and Magnus von Horn, received its World Premiere in Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It stars Vic Carmen Sonne (Neon Heart, Godland). Trine Dyrholm (The Commune, Queen of Hearts, Mary and George). Besir Zeciri (Wildland), and Joachim Fjelstrup (Itsi Bitsi).
PREMISE
Young factory worker Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne) is struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen. When she ends up unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, the charismatic Dagmar (Trine Dyrholm) takes her in as a wet nurse. At an underground adoption agency which finds foster homes for unwanted children. A deep connection forms between them. Until a shocking discovery suddenly shatters Karoline’s world.
Inspired by a true story and directed by Magnus von Horn (Sweat). The Girl With The Needle is a haunting and profound look at one woman’s search for love and morality.
MAGNUS VON HORN
Magnus von Horn is a graduate of the Polish National Film School in Lodz where he is currently also a teacher. Already with his short films, he established himself internationally as a promising director presenting films at festivals such as Sundance and Locarno. Finding it inspiring to work in different languages, his feature film debut, The Here After, was in Swedish and premiered at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes 2015. It also earned him the Swedish Guldbaggen Award for best director and best film. His second feature film, Sweat, was in Polish and part of the Cannes official selection in 2020.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The Girl with the Needle is produced by Nordisk Film Creative Alliance in co-production with Lava Films and Nordisk Film Production Sverige. It’s co-produced with Film i Väst. EC1 Łódź Film Fund and the Lower Silesia Film Center. And co-financed by the Danish Film Institute. The Polish Film Institute. The Swedish Film Institute. DR. SVT. Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Eurimages and Creative Europe Media. The producers are Malene Blenkov and Mariusz Włodarski.
The Girl With The Needle will be in cinemas in the UK and Ireland on January 10th, 2025.
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