Underdog

Underdog begins as a dog-filled travelogue but eventually forms into a cinematic essay that effortlessly moves from one time and place to the next. The film criticises selective breeding and explores the history of oppression based on racial categorisation in both the human and dog world. The film’s audiovisual argumentation is constructed effectively through split-screen cinematography and voiceover narration.

Director: Marjo Levlin

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.