Best Nordic Documentary 2025 - Nordisk Panorama

The Gardener, the Buddhist & the Spy

Håvard Bustnes

Rob Moore, a former candid-camera TV producer, is exposed as a cynical corporate spy. He claims to be a whistleblower exposing corruption and invites two journalists to investigate his allegations. >

Håvard Bustnes

Rob Moore, a former candid-camera TV producer, is exposed as a cynical corporate spy. He claims to be a whistleblower exposing corruption and invites two journalists to investigate his allegations. >

Documentary

Norway
Germany

2025

95'

The Helsinki Effect

Arthur Franck

29 July 1975. Thirty-five world leaders gather at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki for an unprecedented three day Cold War extravaganza: the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, sometimes >

Arthur Franck

29 July 1975. Thirty-five world leaders gather at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki for an unprecedented three day Cold War extravaganza: the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, sometimes >

Documentary

Finland
Germany

2025

88'

Shadowland

Otso Tiainen

Leave your past behind and start anew in a hidden enclave deep in the French Pyrenees, where magic and witchcraft shape daily life. This remote refuge draws misfits—priestess Anaiya, sorcerer >

Otso Tiainen

Leave your past behind and start anew in a hidden enclave deep in the French Pyrenees, where magic and witchcraft shape daily life. This remote refuge draws misfits—priestess Anaiya, sorcerer >

Documentary

Finland

2024

100'

Yalla Parkour

Areeb Zuaiter

In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza, sparking a journey where conflicting aspirations intersect. >

Areeb Zuaiter

In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza, sparking a journey where conflicting aspirations intersect. >

Documentary

Sweden
Qatar

2024

89'

The Ground Beneath Our Feet

Jörðin undir fótum okkar

Yrsa Roca Fannberg

Winter turns to summer that turns to winter and, maybe, to summer again, for a group of elderly people living together in a grand old building in Reykjavík. It is an institution, but also a home. >

Yrsa Roca Fannberg

Winter turns to summer that turns to winter and, maybe, to summer again, for a group of elderly people living together in a grand old building in Reykjavík. It is an institution, but also a home. >

Documentary

Iceland
Poland

2025

82'

Walls - Akinni Inuk

Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg, Sofie Rørdam

Ruth from Greenland has spent almost half her life in prison – the last 12 years in indefinite detention, trapped in a legal limbo between Greenland and Denmark. But one day she meets Nina who is >

Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg, Sofie Rørdam

Ruth from Greenland has spent almost half her life in prison – the last 12 years in indefinite detention, trapped in a legal limbo between Greenland and Denmark. But one day she meets Nina who is >

Documentary

Greenland

2025

76'

Teenage Life Interrupted

Uten synlige tegn

Åse Svenheim Drivenes

Never before have so many children and young people suffered from unexplained symptoms. No medical conditions can explain their state. Two doctors at the University Hospital in Tromsø specialise in >

Åse Svenheim Drivenes

Never before have so many children and young people suffered from unexplained symptoms. No medical conditions can explain their state. Two doctors at the University Hospital in Tromsø specialise in >

Documentary

Norway

2025

91'

The Father, the Sons and the Holy Spirit

Faderen, Sønnerne og Helligånden

Christian Sønderby Jepsen

An epic tale, filmed over fourteen years, about two brothers, Henrik and Christian, who reunite in a struggle to secure their grandfather's inheritance. While Henrik tries to break the dysfunctional >

Christian Sønderby Jepsen

An epic tale, filmed over fourteen years, about two brothers, Henrik and Christian, who reunite in a struggle to secure their grandfather's inheritance. While Henrik tries to break the dysfunctional >

Documentary

Denmark

2025

98'

Surviving the Death Committee

Nima Sarvestani

The story begins with Rostam, a teenage leftist executed in the early years of the Islamic Republic. Decades later, survivors and families of victims from the 1988 prison massacre come together to >

Nima Sarvestani

The story begins with Rostam, a teenage leftist executed in the early years of the Islamic Republic. Decades later, survivors and families of victims from the 1988 prison massacre come together to >

Documentary

Sweden

2025

85'

Once You Shall Be One of Those Who Lived Long Ago

En gång skall du vara en av dem som levat för längesen

Per Bifrost, Alexander Rynéus

In a mining town in the north part of Sweden we witness a melancholic, humorous and sometimes absurd last epoch of a place. Cracks in time have emerged due to the resources beneath the ground and the >

Per Bifrost, Alexander Rynéus

In a mining town in the north part of Sweden we witness a melancholic, humorous and sometimes absurd last epoch of a place. Cracks in time have emerged due to the resources beneath the ground and the >

Documentary

Sweden

2025

104'

Only on Earth

Robin Petré

An immersive, visually striking journey deep into southern Galicia, one of Europe’s most vulnerable forest fire zones, where wild horses have curbed flammable undergrowth for centuries under the >

Robin Petré

An immersive, visually striking journey deep into southern Galicia, one of Europe’s most vulnerable forest fire zones, where wild horses have curbed flammable undergrowth for centuries under the >

Documentary

Denmark
Spain

2025

93'

Ultras

Ragnhild Ekner

Ultras – the heart and soul of soccer stadiums around the globe. Through epic images and a cinematic mosaic of soccer supporters and their societal contexts around the world, the film portrays a >

Ragnhild Ekner

Ultras – the heart and soul of soccer stadiums around the globe. Through epic images and a cinematic mosaic of soccer supporters and their societal contexts around the world, the film portrays a >

Documentary

Sweden
Finland

2025

89'