Lion
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2016
1h 58m
PG-13
English
Drama
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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Lion
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
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Cast
Saroo Brierley
Lucy
John Brierley
Sue Brierley
Guddu
Mantosh Brierley
Kamla Munshi
Saroj Sood
Young Saroo
Young Mantosh
Waiter
Cafe Man
Amita
Sami
Annika
Bharat
Swarmina
Cute Bar Maid
Luke
Workmate #1
Lucy's Friend
Lucy's Friend
Directed By: Garth Davis
Written By: Luke Davies (Screenplay)
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dgw
/10 8 years ago
Google were right to feature this film on Chrome's "New Tab" page when it came out. It's breathtaking. _Lion_ deserves a 10/10 for cinematography.
I wish I could agree with the choice to cast Dev Patel in the lead role, though. Apart from the difference in skin tone, Patel's Saroo spent a lot of More
I wish I could agree with the choice to cast Dev Patel in the lead role, though. Apart from the difference in skin tone, Patel's Saroo spent a lot of More
Filipe Manuel Dias Neto
2 years ago
**A film of great quality, although marked by the duality of the script and by an excessive emotional appeal.**
This film, for me, has one big point for it and one big point against it. The point in its favor is that it is consistently based on a true story, and as far as I can tell it has been r More
This film, for me, has one big point for it and one big point against it. The point in its favor is that it is consistently based on a true story, and as far as I can tell it has been r More
djgri
6 years ago
An interesting true story. Film starts well and ends well. In the middle, there is a rapid acceleration from being a boy to being a man that misses out on a lot of an explanation as to how he ended up being the person he was. Quite boring in the middle of the film, which is a shame since the young a More
Reno
6 years ago
**Lost in India, found in Australia!**
Based on the book 'A Long Way Home' that tells the story of a young Indian boy who lost his brother in a railway station in the night and the next morning he woke up thousands kilometers away from home. Not knowing the language or the address and the names o More
Based on the book 'A Long Way Home' that tells the story of a young Indian boy who lost his brother in a railway station in the night and the next morning he woke up thousands kilometers away from home. Not knowing the language or the address and the names o More
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