THE LION WOMAN
by Vibeke Idsøe
synopsis
The film portrays a little girl who was born in 1912 with fine yellow hair all over her body, including her face. Despite her different looks, Eva Arctander wanted to live like other children, and the movie follows her life between 1912 and 1936 in Norway, and later in Europe, covering her difficulties in gaining acceptance and the ways in which her life changes.
international title: | The Lion Woman |
original title: | Løvekvinnen |
country: | Norway, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic |
sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Vibeke Idsøe |
film run: | 120' |
release date: | NO 26/08/2016 |
screenplay: | Vibeke Idsøe |
cast: | Connie Nielsen, Rolf Lassgård, Burghart Klaußner |
cinematography by: | Dan Laustsen |
film editing: | Perry Eriksen |
art director: | Alexander Scherer |
costumes designer: | Frauke Firl |
producer: | John M. Jacobsen, Marcus Brodersen |
production: | Filmkameratene AS, Gifted Films / Gifted Films West, MMC Movies Köln GmbH |
distributor: | NFP Marketing & Distribution, Estinfilm OÜ, September Film Distribution Netherlands |