A stunning and emotional watch

Rating: 9/10 (13 February 2017)

I went into this movie with very little knowledge of the source material or plot, and I was blown away by the raw emotion and powerful performances, especially Dev Patel and Sunny Pawar who really made this an incredible film with their talents.
The story of this film is a very serious topic that was treated with great sensitivity and tugged at the heartstrings of the audience through the entire run-time. The extra effort on the production of the film as seen in the trivia section here on IMDb and inclusion of real images and footage of the people the film was based on really showed that Garth Davis really was dedicated to telling this story as truthfully as possible. My only gripe with the film was that we never got much screen time with Saroo and his adoptive brother to further explore their relationship.
Overall a wonderful emotional experience of a film.