Lion

Synopsis

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 an Australian couple. 25 years later, using Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family.
Adapted from Saroo Brierly's incredible true story ‘A Long Way Home’.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year

2016

Type of film

Features

Running Time

129 mins

Director

Garth Davis 1st Feature

Producer

Iain Canning, Angie Fielder, Emile Sherman

Executive Producer

Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David C. Glasser, Andrew Fraser, Shahen Mekertichian, Daniel Levin

Editor

Alexandre de Franceschi

Screenwriter

Luke Davies (screenplay), Saroo Brierley (novel), Larry Buttrose (novel)

Director of Photography

Greig Fraser

Sound

Robert Mackenzie

Music

Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran

Principal Cast

Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham

Genre

• Drama

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 23rd August 2016