Lion’s Den (2008) Lion’s Den

Genre

Drama

Directed by

Pablo Trapero

Cast

Martina Gusman, Elli Medeiros, Rodrigo Santoro, Laura García, Tomás Plotinsky, Leonardo Sauma, Walter Cignoli, Federico Esquerro, Roberto Maciel, Francisco Marquez, Paula Morales, Nancy Paredes, Roxana Quineche, Ricardo Ragendorfer, Guadalupe Rébora

Annotation

Sent to prison for allegedly killing her lover, Julia discovers she is pregnant and is sent to a high-security maternity ward to serve her time. Julia’s only concern now is her son. Her fellow inmate Marta becomes her ally; her mother Sofía, her opponent. One attempts to teach her how to be a mother; the other wishes to take over rearing the child. The film, shot in a real prison with inmates as extras, shines a light on a little known aspect of prison life: motherhood behind bars.

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• Арестантская
• Leonera