Lion's Den
Director: Pablo Trapero
Writers: Alejandro Fadel,
Martin Mauregui, Santiago Mitre,
Pablo Trapero
Cast: Martina Gusman,
Elli Medeiros, Rodrigo Santoro
Duration: 1h 53min
Language: Spanish
Country: Argentina, Brazil,
South Korea, Spain
Cert: 15
Year: 2008
Acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival, LION'S DEN is the fifth feature by filmmaker Pablo Trapero (Born & Bred, Carancho, White Elephant).
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.