The Girl With the Needle (15)

★★★★ Set in the shadowy aftermath of the First World War, this scorching and dark horrific drama draws on a grim true story from Denmark’s past. ~ The Telegraph.

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Magnus von Horn's gothic Cannes selection, starring Vic Carmen Sonne and Trine Dyrholm.

Both eerie and exquisite, the Swedish-Polish writer-director’s latest film tracks young factory worker Karoline as she struggles to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen.

When Karoline ends up unemployed, abandoned and pregnant, the charismatic Dagmar takes her in to help run an underground adoption agency for unwanted children.

The two women form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything. 

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★★★★ Scandi noir gets a 1910s twist in this darkly gripping Expressionist crime drama. ~ Time Out.

★★★★★ A splendid but sombre serial-killer-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups. ~ The Irish Times.

★★★★ Loosely based on Denmark’s 1921 baby-killer case, Magnus van Horn’s horrific fictionalised true crime nightmare leaves you with a shiver of pure fear. ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ Just ineffable terror. ~ The Times.