A lost boy and his very long journey home
A young Saroo and his brother Guddu
Hollywood likes to present adaptations of true-stories based on a person or a book but often, the story lacks attention to detail or ends up becoming a glorified version of the original tale. Lion by Garth Davies is a film which goes beyond the typical stereotypes of the genre.
Set in India during 1986, the film is based on the non-fiction book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose. It is an account of a little Indian boy who is separated thousands of miles from his home by a cruel twist of fate. Growing up in another continent with only a few childhood memories, a determination to trace his real family and Google Earth, he journeys back to where it all began in search of his lost past…
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