The Lion Woman 2016

6.6/10


IMDB Rating : 6.6


FD Smart Rating : 6.6


Synopsis : A girl born with a condition that causes abnormal hair growth across her body tries to cope with the challenges of being different.


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Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , Hungary , India , Israel , Italy , Japan , Lithuania , Poland , Russia , Singapore , Spain , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States , Greece , Mexico , Portugal , Romania , South Africa , Vietnam

Languages:

English , Norwegian [Original] , Spanish , Italian , Polish , Brazilian Portuguese , European Spanish

Subtitles:

Spanish , English , Simplified Chinese , Italian , Vietnamese , Traditional Chinese , Brazilian Portuguese , Romanian , Arabic , Polish , Hebrew , Greek , Japanese , Portuguese , European Spanish , Thai , Bulgarian

Genres:

Drama

Release Date:

2016

Run Time:

1h57m

Maturity Rating:

Parental guidance suggested.

After a novel by Norwegian Writer Erik Fosnes Hansen from 2006. The title means 'The Lion Woman' in English. Film and book describe the early years in the life of Eva, a girl born with hypertrichosis lanuginosa congenita, an illness which makes hairs grow over large parts of one's body. Eva is examined by doctors in humiliating ways, and bullied in school. She falls in love, experiences respect and disrespect. In her teens, Eva travels in a theater group together with other folk who suffer from rare diseases.