HOBO @ 76th Berlin Film Festival w/ Cleo Diara

At the 76th Berlinale, with the European Shooting Stars programme, the European Film Promotion brings ten promising, versatile European acting newcomers to the festival each year. Cleo Diára is the star chosen to represent Portugal in the programme.She was born in Cape Verde, before moving to Lisbon as a child and discovering a love for the theatre, a passion she has held ever since. Having performed under the guidance on many noteworthy directors in stage productions, and with her collective Aurora Negra, she brings that same energy and authenticity to her screen performances, with a starring role in Pedro Pinho’s I Only Rest in the Storm (2025), which won Diára the Un Certain Regard – Best Performance award in Cannes 2025.Other noteworthy credits include the uniquely creative Diamantino (2018), while she’ll next be seen in Entroncamento, directed by Pedro Cabeleira.