Lioness

Fourteen-year-old Rosi lives for soccer, her friends, family, basically everything dear to her on the sun-drenched island of Suriname. However, she loses a lot of that when she moves with her parents and brother to the Netherlands. Fortunately, she doesn't have to navigate the new environment alone when she meets the kind-hearted Jitte, who introduces her to the soccer team. As a newcomer, she doesn't have an easy time and must fight for her place in the starting lineup. She has exceptional talent, which some of her teammates don't like. The coach’s favoritism towards Rosi begins to bother even Jitte, who is benched because of Rosi. It is at this tense moment when a sad event occurs in the family, forcing her to think about what soccer actually means to her. Is her dream still to make it to the national team? This film from the world of girls' soccer became a favorite of festival screenings after its release. (Zlín Film Festival)