Natalya LOBKO
Наталья ЛОБКО
Natalia LOBKO
Russia, 2024, 51mn 
documentary
Lev i malchik
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Лев и мальчик

 

 The Lion and the Boy

 Le Lion et le garçon

 
Directed by : Natalya LOBKO (Наталья ЛОБКО)
Writing credits : Natalya LOBKO (Наталья ЛОБКО)
Cinematography : Mikhail VIKHROV (Михаил ВИХРОВ)
Production design : Natalya LOBKO (Наталья ЛОБКО)
Music : Aleksandr ABRAMOV (Александр АБРАМОВ)
Produced by : Viktor SKUBEY (Виктор СКУБЕЙ)
 
Site : Stalker Festival

Plot synopsis
Once upon a time, the lion cub Simba and the disabled child Sasha were betrayed by their closest relatives. At five, the boy lay in an orphanage with crippled arms and back, and the lion cub was tormented by poachers as a child, running around on a leash like a dog. Today, Sasha plays the piano and is entering university, and Simba lives in an enclosure with his fellow cubs and thrives. How did a nightmare turn into warmth and happiness? Who helped them overcome these monstrous difficulties? How to remain human, no matter what? A year of a lion and a boy's life, despite pain and loneliness.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2025

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