AFI Latin American Film Festival 2009

Julia wakes and prepares for work after a drink- and drug-fueled bender, barely noticing a man’s motionless body in her apartment. Later tried and sent to prison for the man’s murder, she soon discovers she is pregnant, and she gives birth to and raises a son in the prison’s mother’s ward (the “lion’s den” of the film’s title) over the next several years. A closely observed and constantly surprising film from accomplished director Pablo Trapero (CRANE WORLD, EL BONAERENSE, BORN AND BRED), anchored by the riveting performance of lead actress and producer Martina Gusman as Julia.