Lion (2016)

11/24/2016 (AU) • 1h 58m

Drama

The search begins

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dev Patel

Saroo Brierley

David Wenham

John Brierley

Nicole Kidman

Sue Brierley

Divian Ladwa

Mantosh Brierley

Priyanka Bose

Kamla Munshi

Deepti Naval

Saroj Sood


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$140,312,928.00

Keywords

australia

based on novel or book

adoption

affectation

biography

based on true story

india

missing child

long lost relative

tasmania

street child

dramatic

familiar

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