Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2025.
Country Saudi Arabia:
50 Meters
Deeply charming Egyptian debut from an outswimming pool in Cario where an adult daughter's relationship with her good-natured father is universally recognizable about life's big questions.
Yomna Khattab / Egypt, Denmark & Saudi Arabia / 2025 / World Premiere
Azza
An existential road movie from Saudi Arabia where a brave woman is determined to create a life on her own terms. A close friendship with a filmmaker opens the door to new horizons.
Stefanie Brockhaus / Germany & Saudi Arabia / 2025 / World Premiere
The Brink of Dreams
Winner of the Documentary Award at last year's Cannes Film Festival. A group of lively Egyptian girls start a theater troupe using the city streets as a stage to share their dreams and opinions.
Nada Riyadh & Ayman El Amir / Egypt, France, Qatar & Saudi Arabia / 2024
To a Land Unknown
Two Palestinian refugees stranded in Athens dream of Northern Europe. By day they hustle to survive, by night they disappear into drugs and poetry. Mahdi Fleifel's Cannes hit is a feature film rooted deep in reality.
Mahdi Fleifel / United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Qatar & Saudi Arabia / 2024