Shown: 5 February 2020
- Date of release: 2016
- Running time: 1h 58m
- Director: Garth Davis
- Writers: Saroo Brierley (book), Luke Davies (screenplay)
- Country: UK, Australia, USA
- Language: English
- Links: IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Lion Plot Synopsis
Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.
Film Reviews
Once in awhile, a movie comes along that is so touching and sincere, without a moment of false emotion or manipulative self-indulgence, that it establishes squatters’ rights and moves into your heart to stay.
Rex Reed, Observer
An astonishing true story that’s treated with an admirably light and artistic touch, rather than an overly dramatic heavy hand. Despite a weaker second half, it is ultimately deeply moving.
Dan Jolin, Empire