A beautiful story of hope and family

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2017)

The beautiful true story of Saroo's search for his missing mother and brother inspires the powerful movie Lion directed by Garth Davis. Young Saroo (Sunny Pawar) works with his brother Guddu (Abhishek Bharate) to earn money for his family to eat. When he decides to go with his brother to a night job, he ends up trapped on a train that takes him across India, too far away to find his family again but stuck into a system of orphan children. Eventually, he finds his way to adoption and grows up in Australia.
The remarkable journey of the young boy takes up the first half of the movie and it so amazing to watch as the boy survives harsh conditions. The beginning contrasts with the privileged upbringing that consists of the second half. After Saroo survives nearly being sold into sex slavery and a harsh orphanage he is finally adopted by an Australian family. John (David Wenham) and Sue Brierley (Nicole Kidman) adopt Saroo and raised him along with his brother Mantosh (Divian Ladwa).
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