The Girl with the Needle(2024)

2h 3m
- Drama
- History

Release Date: Dec 6, 2024 | Limited

Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work.

Releases

Original Release | Dec 6, 2024

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Feb 18, 2026 12:13 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$15,284
Total US & Canada:
$112,199
Total International
$443,925
Total Worldwide:
$556,124

Current Showtimes

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Mon Aug 24
Tue Aug 25
Wed Aug 26
Thu Aug 27
Fri Aug 28
Sat Aug 29
Sun Aug 30

Director & Top Cast

Magnus von Horn
Director

Vic Carmen Sonne
Karoline

Trine Dyrholm
Dagmar

Besir Zeciri
Peter

Ava Knox Martin
Erena

Joachim Fjelstrup
Jørgen

Tessa Hoder

Frida

Ari Alexander

Svendsen

Per Thiim Thim

Landlord Olaf Jensen

Søren Sætter-Lassen

Ring Master

Dan Jakobsen

Dwarf

Anna Tulestedt

Old landlady

Thomas Kirk

Foreman

Benedikte Hansen

Jørgens mother

Peter Secher Schmidt

Prosecutor

Agnieszka Przyborowska-Mitrosz

The bearded lady

Cordelia Majgaard

Young Maid

Tommy Wurtz Petersen

Foreman in Surgar Factury

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.50 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Denmark,Poland,Sweden

Language: Danish

Summaries

Storyline

In Copenhagen, young pregnant Karoline takes on a position as a wet nurse for an older woman named Dagmar to help support herself. Dagmar operates a clandestine adoption agency under the guise of a candy shop, assisting disadvantaged mothers place their unwanted newborns in foster homes. Karoline grows close to Dagmar, but she is soon faced with the nightmarish reality she unwittingly entered.