Highlights

WOMAN UNKNOWN

Kvinde Ukendt

Swiss Premiere

May el-Toukhy

Denmark, Sweden, Latvia

2026, 124'

Genre

THRILLER

Recommended Age

16 years

VO. Danish

ST. English, French

With

Mathilde Arcel, Carsten Bjørnlund, Sofia Nolsøe

In postwar Denmark, Marie is about to marry Christian, the man for whom she works as a maid. But a long-buried secret threatens to come to light.

Winner of the Golden Lion and the Best Actress Award for the remarkable Mathilde Arcel at the most recent Venice Film Festival, the third feature film by Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy plunges us into an atmosphere of paranoia and mystery. Shortly after Copenhagen’s liberation from Nazi occupation, Marie’s past suddenly resurfaces just as she is planning to marry a widower who has made his fortune in industry. At this crucial moment, when the opportunity to rise to a higher social standing presents itself, Marie must make difficult choices to avoid compromising herself. A poignant tale of a woman fighting for her survival and freedom in a hostile society, filmed with remarkable elegance.

Damien Brodard

Direction

May el-Toukhy

Screenplay

Maren Louise Käehne, May el-Toukhy

Image

Jasper Spanning

Editing

Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen

Music

Mikkel Hess

Sound

Oskar Skriver, Morten Pilegaard