Lion's Den
Julia, a 25 year-old university student, two weeks pregnant, with no criminal record, is sent to prison. Julia murdered the father of her child. This story addresses maternity, jail and Justice; confinement, guilt and solitude; but above all it deals with Julia and her son, Tomas, born inside an Argentinean prison.
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Cast
9 people
Martina Gusmán
Julia
Known for
The Innocent
El marginal
Elli Medeiros
Sofia
Known for
Amanda
Venus Beauty Institute
Rodrigo Santoro
Ramiro
Known for
Westworld
Lost
Laura García
Marta
Also in
La ronca de oro
The Lunchroom
Tomás Plotinsky
Tomás VI
No other roles listed
Leonardo Sauma
Ugo Casman
No other roles listed
Walter Cignoli
Perito Psicólogo
No other roles listed
Roberto Maciel
Abogado de Oficio
Known for
Carancho
Clara Sajnovetzky
Elsa
No other roles listed
Pablo Trapero Director · Alejandro Fadel Writer Martín Mauregui Writer
Worldwide gross $14K · United States release May 29, 2008 · Produced in Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$14,426
Production
Patagonik
Production
Matanza Cine
Production
Cineclick Asia
Production
Argentina · Brazil · South Korea · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Leonera
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
French · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 15, 2008
Premiere · Festival de Cannes
United States · May 29, 2008
Theatrical
Brazil · November 7, 2008
Theatrical
France
December 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
April 2, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
June 10, 2009 · Theatrical
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