The Lion Woman (film)
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Directed byVibeke Idsøe
Based onThe Lion Woman
by Erik Fosnes Hansen
by Erik Fosnes Hansen
StarringIda Ursin-Holm
Rolf Lassgård
Rolf Lassgård
Release date
- 26 August 2016
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| Directed by | Vibeke Idsøe |
| Based on | The Lion Woman by Erik Fosnes Hansen |
| Starring | Ida Ursin-Holm Rolf Lassgård |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
The Lion Woman (Norwegian: Løvekvinnen) is a 2016 Norwegian drama film directed by Vibeke Idsøe.[1] The film is an international coproduction and had a budget of approximately NOK 52 million.[2] Parts of the film were shot in Lillehammer, and the rest was recorded at various locations. The film had its world premiere on August 26, 2016.[3]
In 1912, a Norwegian woman dies in childbirth, leaving behind a daughter born with hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, and a grieving husband who hides the girl from gawkers.
