Lion's Den (2008 film)

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.

Lion's Den
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pablo Trapero
Screenplay by	Pablo Trapero Martín Mauregui Santiago Mitre Alejandro Fadel
Story by	Pablo Trapero
Produced by	Pablo Trapero Youngjoo Suh
Starring	Martina Gusmán Elli Medeiros Rodrigo Santoro
Cinematography	Guillermo Nieto
Edited by	Ezequiel Borovinsky Pablo Trapero
Music by	Intoxicados Chango Spasiuk Los Palmeras
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) (Cannes Film Festival) May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29) (Argentina)
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	Argentina South Korea Brazil Spain
Language	Spanish

It was Argentina's official submission for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Plot

In Buenos Aires, the independently minded student Julia Zárate awakens in her apartment with gore everywhere, her lover Nahuel stabbed, and their shared lover Ramiro covered with blood but alive.

Julia is pregnant and is sent to a special prison wing for mothers and pregnant prisoners to await trial. She befriends Marta, a fellow prisoner who has two children and helps her to understand prison life as a mother. Julia delivers Tomás and her mother tries to kidnap him, causing a prison riot. When Ramiro accuses her of murdering Nahuel, her chances of raising Tomás fall.

Cast

• Martina Gusmán - Julia
• Elli Medeiros - Sofia
• Rodrigo Santoro - Ramiro
• Laura García - Marta
• Tomás Plotinsky - Tomás VI
• Leonardo Sauma - Ugo Casman

See also

• List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

External links

• Lion's Den at IMDb