Biography

Lion

BiographyDrama

A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Year

2017

Duration

1h 58m

IMDb

8.0

Trailer

Cast

Garth Davis

Director

Dev Patel

Saroo Brierley

Nicole Kidman

Sue Brierley

Rooney Mara

Lucy

Sunny Pawar

Young Saroo

Abhishek Bharate

Guddu

Priyanka Bose

Kamla

KS

Khushi Solanki

Young Shekila

SN

Shankar Nisode

Shankar

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Noor

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Rama

Riddhi Sen

Café Man

Kaushik Sen

Police Official

Rita Roy

Amita

UP

Udayshankar Pal

Liluah Teacher

SD

Surojit Das

Shonedeep

SD

Surojit Das

Haunted Boy

Deepti Naval

Mrs. Sood

Menik Gooneratne

Swarmina

David Wenham

John Brierley

Saroo Brierley

Writer

Luke Davies

Writer

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Abubakar SaniAug 19, 2025

please add subtitles

Rana NaeemApr 22, 2025

Full of emotions.

Sheriff🤴🏾Mar 12, 2025

It's the story of my life. I was born in Bangalore in 1983 and I was adopted by an Italian family when I was almost two years old. My father told me that the nuns found me on the street, and they took me to an orphanage in Solur. My father made a very difficult journey to come and get me and we stayed a month in India before returning to Italy. unfortunately I do not remember anything of that world and for me it will be very difficult to understand where I was born but one day I will come back. I have to go back This film change my life..

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مهوته😋Nov 22, 2022

I see myself as quite tough, but Lion had me in tears, but engaged and totally captivated. One of the best films I've seen in a while, certainly one of the most powerful. Bad I know, but I can't watch a film with subtitles, it's a fault, but there you go, i fiddle with my phone or tablet etc, but the story was such that I didn't take my eyes off it. Young Sunny Pawar was simply sensational, and let's be honest stole the film from a hugely experienced cast, the young man was incredible. How on Earth could someone not enjoy this film, it's a true story, reality! The heartbreaking story of a young boy's desperation to discover his roots. I thought Dev Patel did a magnificent job in playing Saroo in later life, what a terrific actor he is. Superb performances all round, Kidman as always exceptional. This must be the first film to show the internet as a force for good, and that's a positive surely :-)

Brenden PraiseNov 22, 2022

In 1986, in Khandwa, India, the 5 year-old boy Saroo (Sunny Pawar) lives a very poor but happy life with his mother Kamla (Priyanka Bose), his older brother Guddu (Abhishek Bharate) and his younger sister Shekila (Khushi Solanki). Kamla works carrying stones during the night shift and Guddu also works in the night in the Central Station. One night, Saroo insists on going with Guddu to his work and does not resist and sleeps. Guddu leaves Saroo sleeping on a bank I the station and asks him to stay there until he returns. However the boy wakes up in the middle of the night and decides to seek out his brother in a train. He sleeps again and he wakes up in Calcutta, West Bengal, and 1,600 km east of Khandwa. Saroo does not speak Bengali, only Hindi, and lives on the street of the big city. One day, a young man brings Saroo to the police station and he is sent of an institution for children. In 1987, Saroo is adopted by an Australian family and moves to Hobart, Tasmania. He is raised with love by his foster parents and one day, he goes to an Indian party promoted by his Indian mates from the university with his girlfriend Lucy (Rooney Mara). He tells the story of his childhood and triggers the feeling of missing his family. Now Saroo becomes obsessed to find his mother Kamla and his siblings. Will he succeed in his search? "Lion" is a great film based on a true story. The first part is a masterpiece and the boy Sunny Pawar steals the show. The plot is heartbreaking with the 5 year-old boy lost alone in the big city and without speaking the local language. There is an ellipsis when he grows up and the film turns into a melodrama inferior to the story of Saroo's childhood on the streets of Calcutta. The conclusion is emotional, with the reunion of Saroo and his biological mother. Along the credits, the footage of the real characters in India will make many eyes brimming with tears. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "Lion: Uma Jornada Para Casa" ("Lion: A Journey Home")