The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar
AlbanianLuaneshat e kodrës
Directed byLuàna Bajrami
Written byLuàna Bajrami
Produced byLuàna Bajrami
Adrien Ferrand
Pascal Judelewicz
Quentin Just
Val Rahmany
StarringFlaka Latifi
Urate Shabani
Era Balaj
CinematographyHug Paturel
Edited byMichel Klochendler
Juliette Penant
Music byAldo Shllaku
Production
companies
Orezane Films
Vents Contraires
Acajou Productions
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release date
  • July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08) (Cannes)
Running time
83 minutes
CountriesFrance
Kosovo
LanguageAlbanian

The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (French: La colline où rugissent les lionnes; Albanian: Luaneshat e kodrës) is a drama film, directed by Luàna Bajrami and released in 2021.[1] A coproduction of companies from France and Kosovo, the film centres on Qe (Flaka Latifi), Jeta (Urate Shabani) and Li (Era Balaj), three teenage girls in Kosovo who form a gang and engage in petty crime as they impatiently await their opportunity to go away to university and escape the boredom of their smalltown life.[2]

An excerpt from the film was screened in the Work in Progress section of the Les Arcs Film Festival in 2019.[3]

The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,[4] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.[5] It had its North American premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]

References

  1. ^ Kate Erbland, "‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’ Review: A Teen’s Directorial Debut Promises Much More to Come". IndieWire, July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Anna Smith, "Cannes Review: ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’". Deadline Hollywood, July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Le Pacte swoops for French rights to Directors’ Fortnight title ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’". Screen Daily, June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Allan Hunter, "‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’: Cannes Review". Screen Daily, July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ Yves Lafontaine, "Les films du Festival de Cannes en lice pour la Queer Palm". Fugues, June 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.


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