Drama · Netherlands · 2025 · 10m

Lioness

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Lioness poster
Director
Philip Besamusca
Cast
Coen Bril as Gervinio Ellen Parren as Barbara Mouad Ben-Chaib as Marwah Shira Duizend as Sylvie Firy Beuk as Kim Noa Farinum as Shaleya
Crew
Sam du Pon — Director of Photography Augustine Huijsser — Editor Bastiaan Tichler — Writer Chris Stenger — Producer Floor Onrust — Producer Vera van de Sandt — Production Design
Synopsis

When the temperamental Sylvie (17) is told that she has to give up her child when it’s born, she decides to escape the youth institution where she’s placed. In her eyes it’s the only solution to prevent that her child will have the same institutionalized youth as she endured.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Philip Besamusca Director Sam du Pon Director of Photography Augustine Huijsser Editor Bastiaan Tichler Writer Chris Stenger Producer Floor Onrust Producer Vera van de Sandt Production Design Fleur Enderberg Costume Design
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