Director – Magnus Van Horn – 2024 – Denmark, Sweden, Poland – Cert. 15 – 123m ***** A young Copenhagen woman’s attempts to escape poverty following the Great War lead her into a dark nightmare – Denmark’s entry for Best International Feature is out in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday, January 10th In the […]
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The Girl
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(Pigen med Nålen)
- Post author By Jeremy Clarke
- Post date January 9 2025
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