Girl With The Needle, The (2024)

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Synopsis

Dir: Magnus von Horn. Danish-language Drama. In post-WWI Copenhagen, after giving birth to an illegitimate child, a woman (Vic Carmen Sonne) finds a job at an underground adoption agency.

Content elements

• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, some involving children - no blood, detail; infrequent portrayals of suicidal behavior and self-harm - no blood and some detail
• Infrequent references to, and portrayals of, abortion - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of nightmarish imagery - no blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, little detail
• Infrequent breast, buttock, and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of illegal substance use in an addiction context
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - little detail

Thematic elements

• WWI and its aftermath
• Grief and loss
• Social justice

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence, nudity, sexual content, and substance use

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