Simply Excellent

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2017)

I haven't watched much movies for a long time and had been hearing a lot about this movie ever since it was released. and this evening, I took the chance.
Directed by Garth Davis, from the moment the movie starts it gets your attention. A five year old boy, who lives in a village in India, after going in search for some food with his elder brother, finds himself in the city of Calcutta - alone. He then fights to overcome challenges and ends up in a orphanage, where he is told that he is to be adopted by a couple in Australia.
The movie stars Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Deepti Naval, David Wenham, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, Rooney Mara and Sunny Pawar.
Sunny Pawar, as the five year old boy, is simply excellent and carries his role well and is very convincing. Very powerful acting. Dev Patel, who I last saw in "Slumdog Millionaire," is, once again excellent as are Nicole Kidman and David Wenham and Priyanka Bose. Garth Davis and the script writers have kept to the real story on which this is based as much as possible.
Conclusion. Worth watching but be prepared to have plenty of tissues at hand. A powerful story, supported by powerful cast.