‘The Girl With the Needle’ Stars Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne Ready for Oscar Campaign in the Trump Era, Talk Abortion Rights: ‘Every Woman Should Be Able to Choose’
variety.comMarta Balaga “The Girl with the Needle” stars Trine Dyrholm and Vic Carmen Sonne are slowly readying for the Oscar campaign.
But following the U.S. election, the film – set in the early 20th century and dealing with unwanted pregnancies – feels increasingly timely, they say. “Since Trump’s inauguration at the White House it has been hard to keep up with what’s going on and with what all of this is going to mean.
Same goes for the abortion ban. We know what has already happened in several states, and it’s devastating. But it’s almost like people want to acknowledge these themes the film is revolving around.
And that’s a positive sign,” argues Vic Carmen Sonne at Göteborg. The Danish actor plays Karoline: a young woman who, following a failed abortion, begins working at an ‘adoption agency.’ But its mastermind Dagmar (Dyrholm), always eager to help those who can’t raise their children, seems to be hiding something.
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