Lions Den

Distribution: Unanimous Pictures

Directed by: Pablo Trapero

In a gripping opening sequence, a pregnant young woman, Julia, wakes in her apartment beside the bloodied bodies of two men, Ramiro and Nahuel. Ramiro is still alive, Nahuel is dead, and Julia herself is pretty beaten. We deduce that both have been her lovers, and that a crime of passion has occurred. The nights events are unclear, and both Ramiro and Julia are remanded in custody awaiting conviction. Julia faces the prospect of raising her son in jail, with the knowledge that when he is four he will be taken away from her.

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