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The Lion at My Back

5 average rating
★★★★★
5
English / 106 MIN. / 2026

The Genres

The Synopsis

Mariama, an asylum-seeker from Senegal, has just turned 18. Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start. In their attempt at finding their place in a world where nothing comes for free, the two women meet and form an unexpectedly strong bond.

The Cast

Sokhna DialloElena KallinikouProkopis AgathokleousHerodotos MiltiadousGiorgos KyriacouDimitris AntoniouGiulio Filippo D'ErricoAndreas Patsias

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