The Girl with the Needle
By Su Silver December 23, 2024

Denmark’s submission for this year’s Best International Feature Film Academy Award.
Denmark’s submission for this year’s Best International Feature Film Academy Award.
At a fleet 81 minutes, Aki Kaurismäki’s latest film exemplifies a slim version of the director’s perfected brand of tragicomedy.
The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous.
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The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous.
An Icelandic film that takes a stand for the common man, or in this case a middle-aged, emerging activist, without grandstanding.
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