“powerful… gritty… Martina Gusman is just brilliant”
THE TIMES
“exceptional…riveting… an unqualified success”
LITTLE WHITE LIES
"Martina Gusman delivers a magnificently understated turn" 4 STARS Critics' Choice
TIME OUT
One of the most acclaimed films at the Cannes Film Festival, LION’S DEN is the fifth feature by Argentine filmmaker Pablo Trapero (FAMILIA RODANTE, EL BONAERENSE).
Julia (the stunning Martina Gusman) wakes up one morning to find herself covered in blood and surrounded by the bodies of two men, one of whom is dead. Charged with murder and pregnant with one of the men’s child, she is sent to the maternal wing of a tough prison. With her boyfriend claiming his innocence and her absent mother suddenly reappearing in her life, Julia soon realises that there are greater dangers for her outside the prison’s walls.
LION’S DEN is a remarkable study of motherhood in the most extreme circumstances and once again confirms Pablo Trapero’s position as one of world cinema’s finest filmmakers.
Bonus features include “The Making of Lion’s Den”, prosthetic pregnancy featurette, stills gallery and trailer.
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