Lion

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Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film about an Indian boy separated from his family and adopted in Australia who later uses Google Earth to find his way home.

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academyAwardNomination Best Adapted Screenplay
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author Saroo Brierley
basedOn A Long Way Home
character John Brierley
Lucy
Saroo Brierley
Sue Brierley
cinematographyBy Greig Fraser
countryOfOrigin Australia
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Garth Davis
distributor The Weinstein Company
editedBy Alexandre de Franceschi NERFINISHED
featuresActorAsRole David Wenham
surface form: David Wenham as John Brierley

Dev Patel as adult Saroo Brierley
Nicole Kidman as Sue Brierley
Rooney Mara as Lucy
Sunny Pawar as young Saroo Brierley
featuresTechnology Google Earth
genre biographical film
drama film
language English
musicBy Dustin O’Halloran
Volker Bertelmann
narrativeLocation Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

Tasmania
portrays Saroo Brierley
premieredAt Toronto International Film Festival
producer Angie Fielder
Emile Sherman
Iain Canning
releaseYear 2016
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter Luke Davies
setIn Australia
India
stars David Wenham
Dev Patel
Nicole Kidman
Rooney Mara
Sunny Pawar
subject adoption
family reunion
lost child
title Lion self-link

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