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Away

Insightful diary about a young Danish basketball talent who goes alone to the US to test her skills and pursue her dream. But what do you do when you all of a sudden find yourself in another country during a worldwide lockdown?

Ida Høeberg, Sofie Melin / Denmark / 2023 / 95 min / World Premiere

Bravehearts

The first two years in Denmark's only crisis centre for young people under 18. Joannahuset gives vulnerable young people a temporary home and a helping hand in the fight against a bureaucracy that doesn't always listen to them.

Mette Korsgaard / Denmark / 2023 / 71 min / World Premiere

Dreaming Arizona

One of Danish documentary's most original voices is back in the US with a new hybrid film in which five American teenagers from a small town in Arizona are invited to participate in a performative performance of their own stories and dreams.

Jon Bang Carlsen / Denmark, Estonia, Norway / 2022 / 76 min

The Insane Experiment

A drama documentary tells the story of one of the biggest psychiatric scandals in Danish history. The film combines investigative journalism and dramatisation, making it a historical drama with new revelations of a history where reality surpasses imagination.

Lotte Mathilde Nielsen, Thure Lindhardt / Denmark / 2023 / 80 min / World Premiere

It's Always Been Me

Touching and timely story about two young people who don't feel like the gender they were born as, and about the importance of an understanding family when making choices that will change the rest of your life.

Julie Bezerra Madsen / Denmark / 2023 / 72 min / World Premiere

A Journey and the Doors

Would you let a stranger into your home for a night? A filmmaker goes on a bike ride through Europe to take the temperature of the continent's trust and hospitality after years of talk about borders.

Peter Alsted / Denmark / 2023 / 73 min / World Premiere

Being Human

Some of Denmark's most prominent voices contribute to this debate-starter of a film on the human condition and our perception of ourselves - and of each other, not least.

Simon Lec / Denmark / 2023 / 80 min / World Premiere

Somewhere by the Sea

A folkloristic tour of the Northwest of Denmark where the sand is blowing, the sea is roaring and the horizon is settling in your mind.

Anne Svejgård Lund / Denmark / 2023 / 88 min / World Premiere

Murky Waters

Mo travels with a humanitarian organisation to the Greek island of Lesbos to help refugees, but when he saves a crowded boat from drowning, the authorities accuse him of human trafficking.

Martin Gulnov / Denmark / 2023 / 67 min / World Premiere

Revir

Two adult siblings live together in the shadow of their shared upbringing, until the past visits them and they must confront their family story. An accomplished debut with a sure eye for the small rifts that occur between siblings.

Peter Hammer / Denmark / 2023 / 80 min / World Premiere

Thanks for Your Service

A heartwarming and vibrant film about a chapter in life that everyone will have to deal with sooner or later: The transition from working life to retirement.

Carina Randløv / Denmark / 2023 / 72 min / World Premiere