Malandro Moon

A fading career and a struggling father are at the heart of this moving and candid portrait of the multifaceted artist Douglas “Dogge Doggelito” Léon.

As the frontman of the hip-hop group The Latin Kings, Dogge became a powerful symbol of Sweden’s multicultural suburbs. After losing his wife Leonida to cancer, he left the band and was forced to face a new reality. Today, he fights to find work and takes on less-than-glamorous gigs just to make ends meet, while also resorting to controversial tactics to remain visible in the media spotlight. Malandro Moon is a universal story about shattered dreams, identity, fatherhood, and grief - and about the longing for recognition and redemption.

• Tobias Åkesson