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Lion

2016-11-24 · 118 min · ★ 8.0

Drama

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.

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Directors
Garth Davis
Production companies
The Weinstein Company, See-Saw Films, Screen Australia, Aquarius Films, Sunstar Entertainment
Countries
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 12,000,000
Revenue
USD 140,312,928

Top Cast

Dev PatelDev PatelSaroo Brierley
Rooney MaraRooney MaraLucy
David WenhamDavid WenhamJohn Brierley
Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanSue Brierley
Sunny PawarSunny PawarYoung Saroo
Abhishek BharateAbhishek BharateGuddu
Priyanka BosePriyanka BoseKamla Munshi
Divian LadwaDivian LadwaMantosh Brierley
Deepti NavalDeepti NavalSaroj Sood
Tannishtha ChatterjeeTannishtha ChatterjeeNoor
Nawazuddin SiddiquiNawazuddin SiddiquiRama
Keshav JadhavYoung Mantosh
Arka DasArka DasSami
Pallavi ShardaPallavi ShardaPrama
Sachin JoabSachin JoabBharat
Menik GooneratneMenik GooneratneSwarmina
Emilie CocquerelEmilie CocquerelAnnika
Eamon FarrenEamon FarrenLuke
Rohini KargaiyaShekila
Benjamin RigbyBenjamin RigbyWaiter

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