SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM
“Magnus von Horn‘s extraordinary and upsetting new film — an adult fairytale abundantly populated with witches and wretches, but where society is revealed as the true monster.”
123 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Magnus von Horn. In Danish with English subtitles. DCP.
Shortlisted for Best International Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.