The Hill Where Lionesses Roar (; ) is a drama film, directed by Luàna Bajrami and released in 2021.Kate Erbland, "‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’ Review: A Teen’s Directorial Debut Promises Much More to Come". IndieWire, July 8, 2021. A coproduction of companies from France and Kosovo, the film centres on Qe (Flaka Latifi), Jeta (Urate Shabani) and Li (Era Balaj), three teenage girls in Kosovo who form a gang and engage in petty crime as they impatiently await their opportunity to go away to university and escape the boredom of their smalltown life.Anna Smith, "Cannes Review: ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’". Deadline Hollywood, July 8, 2021.
An excerpt from the film was screened in the Work in Progress section of the Les Arcs Film Festival in 2019.Melanie Goodfellow, "Le Pacte swoops for French rights to Directors’ Fortnight title ‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’". Screen Daily, June 8, 2021.
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival,Allan Hunter, "‘The Hill Where Lionesses Roar’: Cannes Review". Screen Daily, July 8, 2021. where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.Yves Lafontaine, "Les films du Festival de Cannes en lice pour la Queer Palm". Fugues, June 29, 2021. It had its North American premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.Rebecca Rubin, "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup". Variety, July 28, 2021.
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