The Secret Woman is a Danish Netflix thriller about a woman with amnesia who discovers she may be a presumed-dead shipping heiress, then returns to confront her former life and partner. The review finds that its blend of rural melodrama, gothic atmosphere and Nordic noir never overcomes an implausible, convenience-driven plot or develops convincing psychological tension.

Natalie Wolfsberg Madueño is praised as a sympathetic lead, while Claes Bang effectively masks his character’s anger behind apparent mildness. However, the film is criticised for selective memory recoveries, unlikely revelations and superficial handling of human trafficking; it is directed by Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg and adapted from Anna Ekberg’s 2017 novel.