44/28
She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency
Scenario
Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant.
Official submission of Denmark for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025
A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her work..
However, telling the story through a character who is purely a victim distances the movie from that goal
I liked the promise that society would be revealed as the true monster, rather than the people destroyed by it.
On the contrary, it should have been shown how, in such a brutal context, villainy and compassion are not so easily distinguishable
It isn't a social critique when all evil is concentrated in a single arch-villain, while everyone else is excused due to their good intentions.
