Films
Get an overview of the films coming to CPH:DOX 2025.
language-category Arabic:
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
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
Coexistence, My Ass!
With humor as her weapon of choice, Israeli comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi has provoked strong reactions with her mission for freedom and justice. A goal that suddenly needs to be defended like never before.
Amber Fares / United States & France / 2025
Death Without Mercy
An Oscar-nominated Syrian filmmaker uncovers the political and human aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey two years ago.
Waad Alkateab / United Kingdom / 2024
From Ground Zero – Untold Stories from Gaza
In the heart of Gaza, Palestinian director Rashid Masharawi brings together local filmmakers to document their own lives and stories.
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
Four decades of the long, painful conflict between Palestine and Israel, presented with sober clarity and exemplary overview by the director of 'Black Power Mixtape 1967-75'.
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
Rule of Stone
In-depth and thought-provoking analysis of Israeli architecture and the type of stone that has shaped modern Jerusalem and has been used to control the city.
Save Our Souls
A filmmaker boards a ship bound for the coast of Libya to document the crew's rescue mission: to bring migrants to safety from drowning. The operation succeeds, but an uncertain future lies ahead.
Jean-Baptiste Bonnet / France / 2024
Sudan, Remember Us
They are young Sudanese yearning for freedom. Their revolution is poetic, driven by the power of words. As it intertwines their stories, the film reassembles fragments of a revolution, a battle pitting the voices of youth against the military's might.
Roisin Agnew & Lawrence Abu Hamdan / Ireland, United Kingdom & Lebanon
The Bibi Files
All the cards in the corruption case against Benjamin Netanyahu are laid out on the table in a film based on leaked footage and interviews from the Israeli Prime Minister's inner circle. A political docu-thriller of historical relevance.
Alexis Bloom / United States / 2024
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
The Lions By The River Tigris
Cultural heritage is the invisible casualty of any war. ISIS left Mosul in ruins after liberation. Today, a fisherman, a musician and a collector struggle to preserve what remains of the city's soul.
Zaradasht Ahmed / Norway & Netherlands / 2025 / World Premiere
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
Who Witnessed the Temples Fall
Under the burning sun of Granada, the lonely figure of the mythical Roma king Chorrojumo wanders as an emissary from the past. An enigmatic and evocative film between dream and reality.
Lucía Selva / Spain / 2025 / World Premiere