Five films nominated for the DOK.fest-Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit 2025

More nominees can be announced! The DOK.fest-Award of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit is donated by B.O.A Videofilmkunst and endowed with 3,000 euros. Honored are films that, in their own special way, make the perspectives of children and young people visible and tangible.

AFTERWAR
Denmark, Kosovo, Sweden, Finnland 2024, Birgitte Stærmose, 84 min.
War never ends. Four people speak about the trauma they suffered during the Kosovo war and their hopes for the future.

DAS FAST NORMALE LEBEN
Germany 2025, Stefan Sick, 135 min.
Wild and strong! Four young girls develop through an almost normal life.

MY SWEET LAND
Jordan, France, USA, Ireland 2024, Sareen Hairabedian, 86 min.
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh eats away at Vrej’s childhood. Will he be able to stay in his home or be forced to flee?

RASHID, L’ENFANT DE SINJAR

Belgium, France 2025, Jasna Krajinovic, 80 min.
A young Yazidi struggles with his past – and an uncertain future in Sinjar.

THE MOUNTAIN WON'T MOVE
North Macedonia, Slowenia, France 2024, Petra Seliškar, 91 min. 
Three brothers caught between tradition and ambition. Do they carry on tending to their sheep or take a chance at a different life?