France / May 15, 2008 / Festival de Cannes
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roberto Maciel | Abogado de Oficio |
| Clara Sajnovetzky | Elsa |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Leonera |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Español |
| Production countries | Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Patagonik, Matanza Cine, Cineclick Asia |
| Official site | leoneralapelicula.com |
| Release date | 29 maggio 2008 |
| Executive producer | Martina Gusmán |
| Production | Alejandro Cacetta, Juan Pablo Galli, Walter Salles, Suh Young-joo, Pablo Trapero, Juan Vera |
| Writer | Pablo Trapero, Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui, Santiago Mitre |
| Casting | Verónica Bruno, Ana Aráoz |
| Editing | Pablo Trapero, Ezequiel Borovinsky, Luisa Cavanagh |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Nieto, Tomás Acevedo, Hernán Alvarado, Nuria Besser, Christian Bonini, Mariano De Luca, Martín Mohadeb, Rafael Sahade |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / May 29, 2008
Brazil / Nov 07, 2008 / 14
France / Dec 03, 2008
Greece / Apr 02, 2009
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Poland / Jun 10, 2009
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