Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2025.
language-category German:
Abode of Dawn
10 years in a Christian cult in the Siberian wilderness, where a growing following has realized the vision of a self-proclaimed prophet. A sensational debut.
Kristina Shtubert / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere
About a Hero
A hallucinatory crime mystery where an AI version of legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog must solve a suspicious death - all based on a script written by an AI.
Piotr Winiewicz / Denmark / 2024
Bright Future
A deeply fascinating time travel to North Korea, where young socialists from all over the planet gathered in 1989, a few months before the collapse of the Eastern Bloc.
Andra MacMasters / Romania / 2024
City Child
An enigmatic and elliptical narrative slowly takes shape in 'City Child', whose architectural form mirrors the geometric structure of a high-rise building rising against a dark sky above Berlin.
Austin Lynch / United States & Germany / 2025 / World Premiere
Fission
A warm film about a hot topic. Is nuclear power the future, or...? The locals of two small European towns throw themselves into the discussion in a film with humor and heart, even though the stakes are high.
João Pedro Prado & Anton Yaremchuk / Germany / 2025 / World Premiere
Googoosh – Made of Fire
Hope never fades in the resistance story about Iran's greatest pop icon: The incomparable singer and activist Googoosh, who makes an unexpected comeback after 20 years under house arrest.
Niloufar Taghizadeh / Germany / 2024
Hydrogen – Revolution or Illusion?
Can innovative pioneers in green hydrogen technology solve the energy challenges of the future, or is the hydrogen hype closer to wishful thinking? A film about energy, technology and science.
Kontinental ’25
A pitch-black comedy from Transylvania where a woman's guilty conscience sends her on a tour of an ex-socialist universe of religion, nationalism and questionable morals.
Radu Jude / Romania / 2025
Little Syria
An intimate look into the lives of a group of Syrian refugees in Berlin as they fight for justice for the victims of the Assad regime. When the regime suddenly topples, new questions arise.
Madalina Rosca & Reem Karssli / Portugal, Romania & Germany / 2025 / World Premiere
Moria Six
Six young refugees are convicted of the Moria camp fire in Lesbos after a questionable trial. A look at a justice system where justice itself is only one interest among many.
Jennifer Mallmann / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere
On the Border
The desert city of Agadez in Niger is a hub of trade routes, migration, EU politics and the nomadic culture of the Tuaregs. A cinematic report from a human tower of babel, where dilemmas line up.
Gabriela Schild & Gerald Igor Hauzenberger / Austria, Germany & Switzerland / 2024
Primitive Diversity
German avant-garde artist Alexander Kluge has created a visual essay about (and with) AI, based on the cultural history and possible future of images.
Alexander Kluge / Germany / 2025
Scars of a Putsch
A filmmaker unfolds the story behind the scars on her husband's body. The answer is the story of the 1980 military coup and Türkiye’s slide towards authoritarianism.
The Shipwrecked Triptych
Three short stories, imagining the human experience with visionary power and dark humour. Danish-Turkish artist Deniz Eroglu's debut film is work of a deeply inventive and original spirit.
Deniz Eroglu / Germany / 2025
The Tender Revolution
In a society where caregiving is rarely valued, four idealists seek to change the system from within with tenderness, love and care - and start a tender revolution.
Annelie Boros / Germany / 2024 / Danish Premiere
Tracing Light
Thought-provoking and cinematic exploration of the most fascinating natural phenomenon of all: Light. Art and science join forces to illuminate the indescribable and create a space of mystery, magic and sensuality.
Thomas Riedelsheimer / Germany & United Kingdom / 2024