Facing War, a documentary about Jens Stoltenberg’s closing years as NATO Secretary Basic will open CPH: DOX.
The movie is directed by Tommy Gulliksen and shall be screened as a part of the CPH:DOX’s major prize and DOX:AWARD competitions.
The movie can have its world premiere on the CPH:DOX 2025 opening gala within the live performance corridor of the Royal Danish Academy of Music on March 19.
The movie’s synopsis reads: Dealing with Conflict gives a novel look into Jens Stoltenberg’s closing yr as NATO’s Secretary Basic. It’s a yr crammed with challenges, as he has promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the alliance will stand by Ukraine for so long as essential. Nonetheless, fears that the battle in Ukraine might unfold to the remainder of Europe improve tensions among the many 32 allied international locations, and Stoltenberg should depend on all his diplomatic expertise to maintain the alliance united. Happily, the Norwegian politician is a grasp of the fragile artwork of compromise and understands the significance of a well-timed gesture of help. And when negotiating with figures like Recep Erdoğan and Viktor Orbán, it’s the small particulars that may make all of the distinction.
“We’re delighted to kick off this yr’s pageant with the world premiere of such a extremely related movie, which takes us deep behind the diplomatic negotiations and twists that adopted—and proceed to observe—within the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Niklas Engstrøm, Inventive Director of CPH:DOX, stated in a press release.
“At a time when the rules-based world order, established after 1945, is beneath critical stress, the significance of diplomacy and steady worldwide alliances which have upheld it’s as clear as ever. ‘Dealing with Conflict’ gives a uncommon perception into how these alliances, particularly when beneath menace, require management and finesse to take care of the required stability in an more and more unpredictable world.”
The movie is directed by Tommy Gulliksen and produced by Dox Division in co-production with NRK, SVT, and Suppose-Movie Impression Manufacturing. The movie is supported by NFI, Oslo Movie Fund, Viken Filmsenter, Fritt Ord, Nordisk Movie & TV Fond, Impression Companions, the Bergesen Basis, and the Fund for Sound and Picture.
CPH:DOX runs March 19-30.
