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The Girl with the Needle
2024
· Movie
· 123 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #557
- IMDb #1174
- Google retired #1665
- Metacritic #659
- Letterboxd #785
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #655
+4 more
- Metacritic Critics #579
- Metacritic Audience #1127
- Kinopoisk #2009
- AlloCiné #1374
Every rating
72–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →Set in post-WWI Denmark, a poverty-stricken factory worker becomes pregnant and is abandoned by the father. Struggling to survive and provide for her child, she encounters a mysterious woman who runs an unofficial adoption agency. This meeting leads her down a dark and desperate path, exploring the horrific lengths a person might go to when all other options in a harsh, unforgiving society seem closed.
Details
- Director
- Magnus von Horn
- Writers
- Line Langebek Knudsen, Magnus von Horn
- Studio
- Lava Films, Nordisk Film Sweden, EC1 Łódź, Film i Väst
- Released
- 6 September 2024
- Country
- Denmark, Poland, Sweden
- Language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Box office
- $470.3K
- Awards
- 39 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 58 →39 wins from 58 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Goya Awards 2026 | Best European Film | The Girl with the Needle | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2025 | Best International Feature Film | Denmark | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2025 | Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language | The Girl with the Needle | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Palme d'Or | Magnus von Horn | Nominee |
| Robert Awards 2026 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Joachim Fjelstrup | Nominee |
| Robert Awards 2026 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Vic Carmen Sonne | Nominee |
| Robert Awards 2026 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Besir Zeciri | Winner |
| Robert Awards 2026 | Best Original Screenplay | Line Langebek and Magnus von Horn | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Denmark | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Magnus von Horn | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language | The Girl with the Needle | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | The Girl with the Needle | Nominee |
Polish Film Awards
13 nominations, 11 won
| Best Actress | Vic Carmen Sonne | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michał Dymek | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Małgorzata Fudala | Winner |
| Best Director | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
| Best Editing | Agnieszka Glińska | Winner |
| Best Film | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
| Best Film Score | Frederikke Hoffmeier | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Anne Cathrine Sauerberg | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Jagna Dobesz | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Magnus von Horn and Line Langebek | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Trine Dyrholm | Winner |
| Best Sound | Oskar Skriver | Nominee |
| Discovery of the Year | Frederikke Hoffmeier (Score) | Nominee |
Polish Film Festival
11 nominations, 11 won
| Arthouse Cinemas Network Award | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Trine Dyrholm | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Jagna Dobesz | Winner |
| Best Casting Award | Tanja Grunwald | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michał Dymek | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Małgorzata Fudala | Winner |
| Best Music | Frederikke Hoffmeier | Winner |
| Journalists Award | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
| Polish Film Abroad Festivals And Reviews Award | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
| Silver Lions | The Girl with the Needle | Winner |
| Young Jury Award | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
Robert Awards
15 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Besir Zeciri | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Trine Dyrholm | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michał Dymek | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Małgorzata Fudala | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Anne Cathrine Sauerberg | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Jagna Dobesz | Winner |
| Best Score | Frederikke Hoffmeier | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Peter Hjorth | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Joachim Fjelstrup | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Vic Carmen Sonne | Nominee |
| Best Danish Film | Malene Blenkov, Mariusz Włodarski, Magnus von Horn, and Line Langebek | Nominee |
| Best Director | Magnus von Horn | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Agnieszka Glińska | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Line Langebek and Magnus von Horn | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Oskar Skriver and Morten Pilegaard | Nominee |
Seville European Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Trine Dyrholm | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Jagna Dobesz | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Michał Dymek | Winner |
| Best Direction | Magnus von Horn | Winner |
European Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| European Original Score | Frederikke Hoffmeier | Winner |
| European Production Design | Jagna Dobesz | Winner |
| European Actress | Vic Carmen Sonne | Nominee |
| European Actress | Trine Dyrholm | Nominee |
| European Screenwriter | Magnus von Horn and Line Langebek | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Frog | Michał Dymek | Winner |
Göteborg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fipresci Award | The Girl with the Needle | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Five International Films | The Girl with the Needle | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – International Feature | Morten Pilegaard, Oskar Skriver, Christian Roed Dalsgaard, Patrick Ghislain, Julien Naudin | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Independent Trailer | Mubi / Mubi Lab (for "Trailer") | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Girl with the Needle | Nominee |