Karoline, a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while striving to climb out of poverty in post WW1 Copenhagen. Amidst her struggles, she meets Dagmar, a charismatic woman running a hidden adoption agency within a candy store, helping poor mothers in finding foster homes for their unwanted children.
Pigen med nålen, The Girl with the Needle, A Garota da Agulha, A Rapariga da Agulha, Cô Gái và Cây Kim, Das Mädchen mit der Nadel, Devojka sa iglom, Dziewczyna z igłą, Flickan med nålen, La jeune femme à l'aiguille, Meitene ar adatu, The Girl with The Needle, Το κορίτσι με τη βελόνα, Девушка с иглой