Lion's Den (Leonera)

A powerful journey of a woman's fall and rise in an Argentinian prison by director Pablo Trapero. A woman accused of killing her boyfriend ends up serving a ten year sentence during which she has to endure pregnancy and raising her son in prison. While she fights her accuser, the system and her mother, her son becomes her saving grace. Trapero tells the story in thrilling way where the passage of time in the prison is the focus of the film and not what happens before or after. Martina Gusman gives a powerful performance as the lioness who discovers her true self. YRCinema's coverage of the AFI Fest 2008.