Lion's Den (2008)

Original title

Leonera

Directed by

Pablo Trapero

Genre

drama film, prison film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

14

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant woman is jailed for a violent crime and gives birth while incarcerated. The film follows her struggle to raise her young son behind bars and navigate the prison system.

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What happens

Lion's Den (Spanish: Leonera) is a 2008 drama film directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Pablo Trapero. Addressing motherhood within the prison system, it stars Martina Gusmán, Elli Medeiros and Rodrigo Santoro. The film competed in the Competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. It was Argentina's official submission for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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