The Girl with the Needle

Translated from swedish: The film never attempts to excuse Overbye's horrific crimes and makes the choice to let us witness her deeds, truly see and understand the extent of the horror. Yet it still dares to ask the question of how much society's attitudes bear responsibility for her creation.
- Caroline Hainer

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: "The Girl with the Needle" impresses visually and draws viewers into a dark universe of unwanted children and gothic horror.
- Mats Johnson

Swedish: gp.se »

Translated from swedish: "The Girl with the Needle" is black as coal with a human heart
- Björn Jansson

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: "The Girl with the Needle" is a film that explores women's autonomy and the right to control their own bodies. I can see in this an element of the debate about free abortion, regardless of whether it's intended to be that or not. So when the drama finally ends and the discomfort refuses to leave, it's therefore hard to know what's truly most frightening. What I just witnessed on the big screen, or what the story reflects about our society today?
- Jonna Vanhatalo

Swedish: moviezine.se »

Translated from swedish: A deeply original and unsettling experience.
- Eric Diedrichs

Swedish: filmtopp.se »

Translated from swedish: A well-crafted script, with phenomenal actors and a plot that keeps you wanting to know what happens next. It accomplishes a lot in two hours and leaves you deeply moved.
- Linus Andersen

Swedish: cinetaste.se »

Translated from swedish: Several times I think that the scenes could have been framed as small works of art in themselves. Rarely, or perhaps never, has brutality been portrayed so beautifully.
- Alec Friman

Swedish: flm.nu »

Translated from swedish: Film art – with flat female portraits
- Emma Gray Munthe

Swedish: aftonbladet.se »