From the Award-winning filmmaker of Cedar Boys, Serhat Caradee’s new film A Lion Returns is an emotionally-charged and intense drama that reveals the impact of a returned Australian militant on his family and those closest to him. The film will be in cinemas across Australia from 5 November 2020.
A Lion Returns is an original story about a young man Jamal (Tyler De Nawi) returning home from the conflict in Syria. After experiencing the horrors of the battlefield in the Middle East and with a burgeoning indignation towards the west, Jamal must now face the consequences of his actions and abandoning his family. Wanting to see his dying mother, he first has to deal with his strong minded brother, his wife and most importantly his unforgiving father. Why has Jamal really come back? Is this a plan of his own or is he a confused pawn in a bigger global picture?
The film was shot remarkably in 10 days with a partly crowd-funded budget. The story unfolds in real-time revealing how each member of the family responds, relates and deals with Jamal’s reappearance.
A Lion Returns was officially selected for the 2020 Gold Coast Film Festival and was a finalist at the Gold Coast Film Festival’s Australian Indie Film Awards.
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
SA
NSW
QLD
NOVEMBER 9 + 14, 2020
NSW
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
NSW
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, followed by Q&A with Margaret Pomeranz
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
NSW
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
ACT
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
NSW
The Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah
DECEMBER 2, 2020
VIC
DECEMBER 3, 2020
NSW
DECEMBER 4, 2020
DECEMBER 13, 2020
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Comments
I saw this movie at a preview and found it very intense from beginning to end. Enthralling as it is about a subject which is relevant and one I know little about and told from different perspectives. Script, acting by the entire cast, and directing was first class. Highly recommended.