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Adapted from the best-selling novel by author Henning Mankell, director Pelle Berglund's The White Lioness weaves a suspenseful tale of murder with chilling international repercussions. When the body of a young woman is discovered in the Swedish countryside and the clues point as far away as Russia and South Africa, the small-town cop assigned to the case realizes that it may simply be too much for him to handle. Regardless of his hesitation, the policeman has already learned too much to simply walk away, and one question still remains: will he be able to reach the international terrorist operation with suspected ties to the murder before the case sparks an international incident?