Dogborn

English below

Et hjemløst tvillingpar søker desperat en jobb og et hjem i storbyen. Hun (spilt av Silvana Imam) er et fyrverkeri av sinne med knyttede never, klar til å sprenge når som helst. Han åpner så vidt munnen og holder følelsene inne. Villige til å gjøre hva som helst for å overleve spør de sine kriminelle fettere om hjelp. Da tvillingene så tilbys en jobb som varebud ser lykken endelig ut til å snu, men lasten viser seg å være tyngre enn de kunne ha forberedt seg på.

Isabella Carbonell gjør sin spillefilmdebut som regissør og manusforfatter av denne bekmørke thrilleren. Dogborn er stilsikker, morbid og holder et høyt tempo, men med en lavmælt melankoli brusende gjennom årene. 

The modest running time limits the scope to delve deeper into the characters or the subject matter, but this is still a tightly focused, pulsing tale of conscience and conflict. […] There is a real dimension to a tense tale that confirms Carbonell as a talent to watch.

- Allan Hunter, Screen Daily

Isabella Carbonell (f. 1987) er en svensk regissør og manusforfatter. Hun fikk først internasjonal oppmerksomhet for kortfilmen Boys (2015), som ble plukket ut til kritikeruka på filmfestivalen i Cannes. På filmfestivalen i Venezia fikk hun prisen for beste regissør under 40 etter at Dogborn hadde sin verdenspremiere der.

A struggling pair of twins find themselves pulled between their own safety and morality in this evocative thriller, set in the criminal underground of a Swedish city.

A homeless pair of twins roam the city streets, desperately seeking for a job. She (played by Silvana Imam) is a firecracker fuelled by anger, fists clenched and ready to explode any moment. He barely opens his mouth, keeping his emotions locked in. Willing to do anything to stay alive, they ask their criminal cousin for help. When the twins receive an offer to work as couriers, luck finally seems to be headed their way, but the goods weigh far heavier on them than they could have ever prepared for.

Isabella Carbonell makes her feature debut as the writer-director of this dark thriller. Dogborn is stylish, morbid and fast-paced, but with a quietly evocative melancholy running through its veins.

The modest running time limits the scope to delve deeper into the characters or the subject matter, but this is still a tightly focused, pulsing tale of conscience and conflict. […] There is a real dimension to a tense tale that confirms Carbonell as a talent to watch.

- Allan Hunter, Screen Daily

Isabella Carbonell (b. 1987) is a Swedish director and writer. She first recieved international attention for her short film Boys (2015), which was selected for Critic’s Week at the Cannes Film Festival. The Venice Film Festival awarded her the prize for Best Director under 40 following the world premiere of Dogborn at the festival.

// Jenny Lund // Oslo Pix