Woman Unknown

Golden Lion and Volpi Cup for Best Actress, Venice Film Festival 2026

Original language: Danish

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: May el-Toukhy

Country: Denmark, Sweden, Latvia

Year of production: 2026

Length: 124 minutes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Woman Unknown revolves around Marie, a young nanny and housemaid, who is about to marry the wealthy older widower, Christian, for whom she is working. But Marie guards a shameful secret. During World War II, she was in an intimate relationship with a German soldier. Now Marie’s past threatens to catch up with her, and she is forced to fight for the preservation of her new status as lady of the house in postwar anarchy.

Credits

May el-Toukhy – Director

Maren Louise Käehne, May el-Toukhy – Script

Casting

Mathilde Arcel

Carsten Bjørnlund

Thorbjørn Hedegaard

Marina Bouras

Mia Plantin

Sofia Nolsøe