Lion, The Weinstein Company presents ; in association with Screen Australia ; a See-Saw Films production ; produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder ; screenplay by Luke Davies ; directed by Garth Davis
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Lion, The Weinstein Company presents ; in association with Screen Australia ; a See-Saw Films production ; produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder ; screenplay by Luke Davies ; directed by Garth Davis
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some sensuality
Main title
Lion
Responsibility statement
The Weinstein Company presents ; in association with Screen Australia ; a See-Saw Films production ; produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder ; screenplay by Luke Davies ; directed by Garth Davis
Runtime
119
Summary
Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of kilometers 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
Technique
live action
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Subject
- East Indians -- Australia -- Drama
- Motion pictures
- Adopted children -- India -- Drama
- Brierley, Saroo -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs.
- Kolkata (India) -- Drama
- Missing children -- India -- Drama
- Hobart (Tas.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Orphanages -- Drama
- Feature films
- Adopted children -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Adoptive parents -- Drama
- Birthparents -- India -- Identification -- Drama
- Intercountry adoption -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Drama
- Intercountry adoption -- India -- Drama
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- East Indians -- Australia -- Drama
- Motion pictures
- Adopted children -- India -- Drama
- Brierley, Saroo -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs.
- Kolkata (India) -- Drama
- Missing children -- India -- Drama
- Hobart (Tas.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Orphanages -- Drama
- Feature films
- Adopted children -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Adoptive parents -- Drama
- Birthparents -- India -- Identification -- Drama
- Intercountry adoption -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Drama
- Intercountry adoption -- India -- Drama
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