Should've Won Best Picture 2016

Rating: 9/10 (28 April 2017)

What an extraordinary story and movie "Lion" was, directed by Garth Davis. I caught this on a flight recently and it had been high on my list to watch. I was a bit worried as I had high expectations for it, but it hit them and then some. I absolutely loved the young actor Sunny Pawar. Together with Garth Davis, Pawar is the center of the movie - a firecracker of a younger sibling, the first 40 min of the film are especially well shot. Davis and his camera crew on location in India have captured the lives of laboring work and plight of children with urgency. I have no idea how this film did not get Best Picture of 2016. The cast were top notch, and the story-telling simple and powerful. Locations and contrasts were marvelous, as well as social dynamics. 9/10 and highly recommended.