Empire Bio

Guldbergsgade 29F, 2200 København N

Directions

Public transport: The nearest metro station is Nørrebros Runddel. Empire is located in the heart of Nørrebro, and there are also many buses that stop nearby, such as 5C, 1A, 111M, and 350S.

Parking: The City of Copenhagen has introduced parking ticket machines in Nørrebro as of March 19, 2007. Read more about the applicable rules here.

Accessibility Guide

At Empire Bio, wheelchair users are more than welcome. The cinema’s areas offer plenty of space and accessibility, from our entrance area to both the lounge and corridors on the 1st floor.

Halls 1, 2, and 3 have a wheelchair platform in the middle of the front row.

When you arrive at the cinema, you should contact the ticket office to arrange the necessary assistance to enter the halls.

Accessible toilets are available in both the men’s and women’s restrooms.

Companion: Of course, CPH:DOX has a companion scheme, so you can bring a companion for free to your desired screening. If you want a companion seat, simply contact tickets@cphdox.dk.

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12:00

The Dating Game

Violet Du Feng / United States, United Kingdom & Norway / 2025 / 92 min

+ BABYBIO: Baby friendly screening

This screening is aimed for new parents who can bring their baby along.

Three Chinese men are looking for love on the dating market in China, where the one-child policy has shattered the gender balance but a celebrity love coach is on hand with advice. A tragicomic audience favourite with a heart.

12:00 - 13:35Empire Bio / Empire bio sal 2

16:30

Rule of Stone

Danae Elon / Canada & Israel / 2024 / 84 min

+ Talk: Are the architects complicit when they realize the politicians’ policies?

Meet Ibrahim El-Hassan, department chairman and member of Almen Modstand, when DOX:CONNECT brings Rule of Stone’s story of destructive architecture home to Denmark and compares Jerusalem with the Danish ghetto laws. Through a series of interviews with prominent Israeli architects in Danae Elon’s film, a political agenda by the Israeli occupation force is exposed, who by demolition and new architecture tries to control the balance of Palestinians to Israelis. In Denmark, we also see neighborhoods being torn down with a wish to change their ethnic makeup. How can you justify taking away someone’s home based on the color of their skin in a democracy? Could we imagine pointing the same policies towards neighborhoods where too many white Danes live?
Language: Danish

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.

16:30 - 18:35Empire Bio / Empire bio sal 2

Walls – akinni inuk

Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg & Sofie Rørdam / Greenland / 2025 / World Premiere / 72 min

Two strong Greenlandic women are united by a shared traumatic past and a chaotic present - one behind bars, the other behind a cool facade. A moving journey for justice, freedom and a second chance at life.

16:45 - 18:00Empire Bio / Empire Bio sal 1

18:30

The Nicest Men on Earth

Josefine Exner & Sebastian Gerdes / Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere / 77 min

+ Talk: Q&A with the directors

Experience directors Josefine Exner and Sebastian Gerdes in conversation about their new film 'The Nicest Men on Earth'.
Language: English

If Denmark is the best country in the world to be a woman, what does that mean for its men? A tender and humorous group portrait of the soft, modern men who live alongside the strong Danish women.

18:30 - 20:20Empire Bio / Empire Bio sal 1

Syria in Focus: ‘Little Syria’ + concert

+ Film: Little Syria

In collaboration with the non-profit organization Finjan, Ungdomsredaktionen is presenting a double event with two separate screenings of 'Little Syria' and 'Death Without Mercy' to focus on the situation in Syria and mark our solidarity with the Syrian people - in Denmark, Syria and the rest of the world.

18:45 - 20:25Empire Bio / Empire Bio sal 3

19:00

Truth or Dare

Maja Classen / Germany / 2024 / International Premiere / 75 min

Q&A in presence of director Maja Classen

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.

19:00 - 20:45Empire Bio / Empire bio sal 2

20:45

Mathilde Walter Clark introduces ‘Animality’

+ Film: Animality

At this screening of Ai Weiwei's new documentary 'Animality', the film will be introduced by a conversation between author Mathilde Walter Clark and journalist and author Mikkel Frey Damgaard.

20:45 - 23:10Empire Bio / Empire Bio sal 1

21:15

Syria in focus: Q&A with the director and producer behind ‘Death Without Mercy’

+ Film: Death Without Mercy

In collaboration with the non-profit organization Finjan, The Youth Editorial Group is presenting a double event with two separate screenings of 'Little Syria' and 'Death Without Mercy' including a concert in the middle with OUD AND VOICE and a Q&A ...

21:15 - 23:10Empire Bio / Empire Bio sal 3

Fighter

Sunniva Sundby & Mari Bakke Riise / Norway / 2025 / International Premiere / 82 min

Hard-hitting and hopeful tragedy about a Norwegian MMA fighter whose life is tied to his ability to move. But when a tragic accident sets him back, he must reinvent himself from the bottom up.

21:30 - 22:55Empire Bio / Empire bio sal 2