Leonera

Leonera

2008 · 113 min · ES · 5.8 (50 votes)
Dir. Pablo Trapero · Starring Martina Gusmán, Elli Medeiros, Rodrigo Santoro, Laura García, Tomás Plotinsky, Leonardo Sauma
Drama

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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A stark, unflinching look at the brutal realities of motherhood within the confines of prison. It's a heavy, emotionally draining experience that immerses you in a world of isolation and desperate hope.

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