80000/yr. lost

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2017)

An amazing film on so many levels - the story, the cinemaography, the acting and the ending. Based on the true story of a young Indian boy who is separated from his brother and end up 1500 miles from home. He is adopted by an Australian couple and thereby rescued from a orphanage with horrendous conditions. In his twenties he starts a search for his mother and brother - aided by the electronic help of Google earth. Of course this becomes his obsession. And finally he finds the street where he lived and returns to his village. You want a happy ending and there is one. And at the end you find out that his adoptive parents also visit India. This is a quiet film - told a lot by just facial expressions. It does not need much dialogue - the photography is well representing the face of India. And that this is a story of many children - only this one has the happy ending. Dev Patel's performance is so well done - he is a talent.l