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The Lion at My Back

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The Lion at My Back — Plot

Mariama, an asylum-seeker from Senegal, has just turned 18. Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start. In their attempt at finding their place in a world where nothing comes for free, the two women meet and form an unexpectedly strong bond.

  • Release date
  • July 6, 2026
  • Runtime
  • 106 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Tonia Mishiali

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The Lion at My Back — Cast

Sokhna Diallo photo Sokhna Diallo Mariama Elena Kallinikou photo Elena Kallinikou Stella Prokopis Agathokleous photo Prokopis Agathokleous The Suit Herodotos Miltiadous photo Herodotos Miltiadous Pantelis Giorgos Kyriacou photo Giorgos Kyriacou Maledom Dimitris Antoniou photo Dimitris Antoniou Maledom Giulio Filippo D'Errico Maledom Andreas Patsias Maledom

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