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'The Hill Where Lionesses Roar' (; ) is a drama film, directed by Luna Bajrami and released in 2021.[Kate Erbland, [https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/the-hill-where-lionesses-roar-review-1234649028/ "The Hill Where Lionesses Roar Review: A Teens 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, [https://deadline.com/2021/07/cannes-review-the-hill-where-the-lionesses-roar-directors-fortnight-1234788446/ "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, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/le-pacte-swoops-for-french-rights-to-directors-fortnight-title-the-hill-where-lionesses-roar-exclusive/5160344.article "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, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-hill-where-lionesses-roar-cannes-review/5160909.article "The Hill Where Lionesses Roar: Cannes Review"]. 'Screen Daily', July 8, 2021.] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.[Yves Lafontaine, [https://www.fugues.com/2021/06/29/les-films-du-festival-de-cannes-en-lice-pour-la-queer-palm/ "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, [https://variety.com/2021/film/news/toronto-film-festival-contemporary-world-cinema-discovery-lineup-1235029304/ "Toronto Film Festival Unveils Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery Lineup"]. 'Variety', July 28, 2021.]
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