Synopsis: U.S. policy forbids women from serving in military units whose primary objective is direct grounds combat. So how did a group of female support soldiers end up fighting alongside Marines in some of the most violent counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq War?
Powerful and provocative, Lioness traces the stories of five female support soldiers who served in Iraq in various capacities - mechanic supply clerk, engineer - and ultimately became the first women in American history to be sent into direct combat. The film follows the Lionesses' in Ramadi, and in doing o raises such issues as gender and warfare and the deep divide between policy and practice. Together, these women's experiences illuminate the emotional and psychological effects of war from a uniquely female perspective.
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