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The Lion at My Back

2026 1h 46m 5Movie
Drama

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 Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start.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

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Tonia Mishiali

Director, Writer

Top Cast

Sokhna Diallo

Sokhna Diallo

Mariama

Elena Kallinikou

Elena Kallinikou

Stella

Prokopis Agathokleous

Prokopis Agathokleous

The Suit

Herodotos Miltiadous

Herodotos Miltiadous

Pantelis

Marina Mandri

Marina Mandri

Pregnant Shelter Caregiver

Eleni Sidera

Eleni Sidera

Flatmate

Anna Giagiozi

Anna Giagiozi

Shelter Manager

Paris Erotokritou

Paris Erotokritou

Lawyer

Vasilis Charalambous

Vasilis Charalambous

Bodyguard

Aria Georgiade

Young Flatmate

Giorgos Kyriacou

Giorgos Kyriacou

Maledom

Giulio Filippo D'Errico

Maledom

Andreas Patsias

Maledom

Pampos Charalambous

Pampos Charalambous

Head Butcher

Athina Roditou

Athina Roditou

Banker

Dimitris Antoniou

Dimitris Antoniou

Maledom

Loukia Michael

Loukia Michael

Nanny

Mbakop Djouodo Giress

Umaru

Daphne Mandri Agathocleous

Zoe

Thérèse Wa’atalo Netango

Immigrant Teen Girl at Buffer Zone

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