Lion is wonderful!

Rating: 8/10 (2 November 2017)

Lion, definitely not a zoo field trip. Every year over 80,000 children go missing in India. The movie, Lion, is an Australian biographical film based on a non-fiction book, A Long Way Home. Written by Saroo Brierley, on his real life journey where he got separated from his family at the age of five. Grab the tissue and ready to be on the edge of your seat. This movie is a tear-jerker as I expected. It brilliantly invites you to the daily hardship of surviving through poverty of a small village in India. Little Saroo, played by the amazing Sunny Pawar. I guarantee you will fall in love instantly. Grown Saroo, played by Dev Patel, whom is well known worldwide after his big break in Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. Adopted by an Australian couple played by the extraordinary Nicole Kidman (Sue), and David Wenham (John Brierley). Saroo never gave up on searching for his birth family. One day, some friends invited him over for dinner, stumbled across a pastry dessert in the kitchen which brought back all his childhood memories and sorrow with his brother. When asked, Saroo stated, "I'm not from Calcutta, I'm lost." His friends then suggested him to look for his family using this amazing App. Life is what we make of it! There are countless people all over the world that suffer so much yet they embrace the simplest thing and are so grateful for what it's worth. This is definitely a five-star and a must see-again movie that I recommend.