Lion
2016, 118 minutes
Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of Kilometers across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.
Adapted from the incredible true story ‘A Long Way Home’ by Saroo Brierley
Credits
- Themes
- Family, Identity, Poverty
- Suitable for
- havo/vwo - bovenbouw
mbo - niveau 1 & 2
mbo - niveau 3 & 4
vmbo b/k - leerjaar 3 & 4
vmbo t - leerjaar 3 & 4 - Director
- Garth Davis
- Country of production
- United States, United Kingdom, Australia
- Type
- Fiction
- Duration
- 118 minutes
- Year
- 2016
- Age rating
- 12 angst