DFI / Cinemateket

Ai Weiwei examines our relationship with animals, from China and Egypt to the Danish mink farms. At times violent, always thought-provoking - and above all, a mirror image of ourselves.

Thousands of young, highly educated Kenyans make a living ghostwriting papers for Western students. An exposé of a murky academic underworld that has become a billion-dollar business.

Hundreds of hours of archival footage from a historic Cold War summit is rolled out with ironic wit and a sharp political eye for the human drama on the grand, diplomatic stage.

In the heart of Berlin's sex-positive queer scene, a collective of people come together for a game of 'truth and dare' focusing on sexuality, consent and self-knowledge.

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.

Three generations of Afghan women dream of freedom and change. A daughter's cinematic and personal letter to her mother takes a tragic turn when the Taliban returns.

A controversial masterpiece from Catalan auteur Albert Serra that analyses the masculine death cult known as bullfighting with few words and seemingly simple means. 

One of the biggest surprises of the year is a love triangle drama from China where a heartbroken woman hires another woman to sabotage her husband's affair. A love story unlike any other.

A shocking and heartbreaking story of a fatal neighborhood dispute in Floria, that shines a light on legal blind spots in the US. One of the most innovative films of the year.