Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions (1992)

Directed by

Britta Sjogren

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman struggles with her own desires while holding onto a belief that resisting them can stop nuclear war. The film follows her personal journey against this apocalyptic backdrop.

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What happens

Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions is the first feature film written and directed by Britta Sjogren. It premiered in dramatic competition at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and subsequently was featured in several film festivals. In this contemporary Joan of Arc story, a troubled young woman believes that by resisting her desires, she can prevent nuclear war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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