The Lion at My Back(2026)

movie - first aired/released 2026-07-06 - 106 min - audience 5.0

Drama

Directed by Tonia Mishiali

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 Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start.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.