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Lion

Lion

Drama · 2016

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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Lion

“The search begins”

2016 Drama 1h 58m

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8.0 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Garth Davis

Written by

Luke Davies

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Saroo Brierley

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

Lucy

David Wenham

David Wenham

John Brierley

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Sue Brierley

Sunny Pawar

Sunny Pawar

Young Saroo

Abhishek Bharate

Abhishek Bharate

Guddu

Priyanka Bose

Priyanka Bose

Kamla Munshi

Court is in session

Put Lion on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.