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Lion
2016 • 118 min • PG-13
“The search begins”
★ 8.0 / 10 (6,909 votes)
Drama
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 a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
About This Film
Lion is a 2016 drama film directed by Garth Davis. With a runtime of 118 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 8.0 out of 10 based on 6,909 votes on TMDB. The film stars Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Abhishek Bharate among its cast of 36 credited actors.
Cast
Dev Patel
as Saroo Brierley
David Wenham
as John Brierley
Nicole Kidman
as Sue Brierley
Abhishek Bharate
as Guddu
Divian Ladwa
as Mantosh Brierley
Priyanka Bose
as Kamla Munshi
Deepti Naval
as Saroj Sood
Tannishtha Chatterjee
as Noor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
as Rama
Sunny Pawar
as Young Saroo
Keshav Jadhav
as Young Mantosh
Kaushik Sen
as Police Official
Emilie Cocquerel
as Annika
Menik Gooneratne
as Swarmina
Crew
Luke Davies — Screenplay
Garth Davis — Director
Emile Sherman — Producer
Iain Canning — Producer
Angie Fielder — Producer
Greig Fraser — Director of Photography
Volker Bertelmann — Original Music Composer
Dustin O'Halloran — Original Music Composer
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