We’re thrilled to announce two very special guests for the UK premiere of Lioness (Emalõvi), from Estonia! The film’s director Liina Triškina-Vanhatalo and the lead actress Katariina Unt will be attending the screening and will participate at the Q&A.

Lioness is a suspenseful drama/thriller. When a 15-year-old rebellious Stefi goes missing, her mother Helena has nothing left to lose anymore – why cling to sanity when madness offers a chance for reconciliation and love?

“We live in a time when the mental health of parents and children is under enormous pressure —high expectations, fears, anxiety, relationship issues at home, work, and school. The characters in Lioness are, in a way, collective portraits of all of us. A teenager who doesn’t fit in at school nor at home, who has no real friends, and who, in the absence of love and approval, becomes an easy pray for manipulators. A friendship that turns out to be a power play and a bullying instead. Violence used to mask emptiness and inner pain. A father who desperately wants to fix everything but lacks the courage to face the core of the issue. A mother who soothes her loneliness through constant activity and helping others—bandaging bleeding wounds, mending broken bones, and reviving hearts…”