HOBO @ 79th Venice Film Festival with Isabella Carbonell and Silvana Imam

Dogborn by Isabella Carbonell had its world premiere at Venice International Film Critics’ Week. The story, penned by Carbonell herself, revolves around two Lithuanian twins struggling to make ends meet. Through brilliant writing choices and excellent direction, the film manages to set up a clear conflict between the two lead characters: the sister (played by Swedish rapper Silvana Imam) who initially seems ready to achieve her goals at all costs, and her brother (portrayed by Philip Oros), who instead is a kind-hearted, silent giant that at has stopped speaking owing to some unspecified past traumas.