Danish Films at CPH:DOX 2025

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.

Another World

The mind behind the underground film hit 'The Great Glitch' is back with a new, unbridled series that takes us on a galloping journey through the great rabbit hole of the internet.

Cirkeline & the invisible artist

An honest, loving and insightful portrait of Cirkeline's mother: Hanne Hastrup, the artist behind one of Denmark's most beloved animated characters, who never received the recognition she deserves.

Dear Tomorrow

In Japan, two people have more in common than they think in a film about loneliness in the modern world, and about finding the courage to reconnect with life.

Elendig Software

A unique taste of a playful and brand new series about the Danish pop rock success Zar Paulo.

Fantastic Family

A young director returns to a family trauma buried deep in the soil of her father’s garden. But what do you do when no one in the family agrees on what actually happened? A courageous film with creative energy and the will to bring the past to light.

The Father, The Sons and The Holy Spirit

Two brothers reunite after a multi-million inheritance dispute in a film about blood, bonds and breakups - and about how hard it is to escape your own family.

Human Race

Professor Eske Willerslev has an ambition to build the world's largest collection of prehistoric human DNA. As the collection grows, he is forced to confront the ghosts of his own past.

If I Die Today

Seven years in the life of a troubled young man. From his time in prison for attempted murder, to his time as a hopeful parolee, to his fatal decision.

The More Naked We Dare to Be

Danish auteur Jon Bang Carlsen takes stock of his life's work, the art of cinema and life itself in a film that stretches from the west coast of Denmark to the red desert sands of Arizona. 

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

A brave and resilient primary school teacher secretly exposes Putin's aggressive militarisation of Russia's schools in one of the great documentary sensations of the year.

The Nicest Men on Earth

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. 

Nobody’s Angel

The five women in the Danish band Miss B. Haven rocked the 1980s at a time when men still had a monopoly on rock, but where a new movement was taking shape.

Only on Earth

A visually stunning film from Galicia where humans and animals struggle with apocalyptic forest fires during the hottest and driest summer on record.

The Silence in my Heart

A Black woman's journey through her own history becomes a beautiful and redemptive film about finding yourself after a lifetime of searching. 

The Sound of Love Letters

The frontman of the successful Danish band Ganger writes an album based on his parents' love letters, while rewriting his own life story in a charming and musical tale from the Danish West Coast.

Take the Money and Run

The (art)work of a genius or simple theft? Artist Jens Haaning made headlines around the world when he pocketed a fortune in protest against the conditions of the art world - and exhibited his action as a work of art.

Walls – akinni inuk

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.

Witch

Danish author and self-proclaimed witch Andrea Hejlskov invites us into her personal universe of divination, spirituality and nature motifs from Nordic mythology. After 10 years in the wilderness, she finds herself in the middle of the crisis of her life.