The Hill Where Lionesses Roar
Description
From the outside, lifelong Kosovar friends Li, Qe, and Jeta appear to have idyllic lives as they cruise the streets or loll on the hill above their hometown. Their reality is abusive households and dead-end futures if they can’t secure university educations so far denied them. Desperate to change their fortunes, the women hatch a wild plan that sets them at odds with the entire town but holds the promise of an ecstatic moment of freedom and maybe much more. Actor Luàna Bajrami (Happening, Festival 2022) makes a spectacular writing/directing debut with this tough yet luminous coming-of-age tale. Only 18 when she shot the film, Bajrami indelibly captures the tumult of youths rebelling against a world they reject.
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French-Kosovar Luàna Bajrami got her start in the film industry as an actor, starting when she was 10, counting Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) among her credits. She makes her feature writing/directing debut with The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (2021), shot when she was 18.
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Film Details
LanguageAlbanian
Original Language TitleLuaneshat E Kodrës
Year2021
PremiereBay Area
Runtime83
CountryKosovo, France
DirectorLuàna Bajrami
ProducerValbone Rahmani, Pascal Judelewicz
WriterLuàna Bajrami
EditorMichel Klochendler
CinematographerHugo Paturel
MusicAldo Shllaku
CastFlaka Latifi, Uratë Shabani, Era Balaj
Print SourceLoco Filmslaetitia.arnaout@loco-films.com
Closed CaptionsClosed captions are not available for this screening.
Audio DescriptionAudio description is not available for this screening.
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is not currently scheduled for this event. For more information about ASL interpretation at our events, e-mail ADA@SFFilm.org.
