Five-year-old Saroo Brierley gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of kilometres 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. Adapting Brierley’s own book, screenwriter Luke Davies and first-time feature director Garth Davis infuse the story with quiet heartbreak. Newcomer Sunny Pawar lights up the screen as the young boy, and Dev Patel delivers a deeply affecting performance as the adult Saroo.
Lion will screen here at HOME Fri 20 – Thu 26 Jan. It will then return to our screens from Fri 3 Feb.