Five-year-old Sarco gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of miles from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he uses Google Earth to try and find his lost family.
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Won 2 BAFTAs.
'Lion is the most real, moving, bonding and universal story I have ever seen on film. And it’s a special gift now that we are being told to isolate ourselves, and pretend we are not all passengers on spaceship earth.' - Gloria Steinem, Writer and Activist
Director:
Garth Davis
Cast:
Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Parwar, Rooney Mara, David Wenham
Country:
Australia/USA/UK
Certificate:
PG
Duration:
1hr 58mins
Year:
2016