Movie

Lion

“The search begins”

★ 8.0(6,971)20161h 58m

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Good to know

Director: Garth Davis
Release date: 2016-11-24
Runtime: 1h 58m
Language: Bengali
Box office: $140,312,928
Budget: $12,000,000
Status: Released
Country: Australia
Studio: The Weinstein Company

Lion — trailer

About Lion

Lion is a 2016 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Garth Davis, starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and David Wenham. It has a runtime of 1 hour 58 minutes. It holds an average rating of 8.0/10 from 6,971 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Lion in Israel — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Cast

Dev Patel

Saroo Brierley

Rooney Mara

Lucy

David Wenham

John Brierley

Nicole Kidman

Sue Brierley

Abhishek Bharate

Guddu

Divian Ladwa

Mantosh Brierley

Priyanka Bose

Kamla Munshi

Deepti Naval

Saroj Sood

Tannishtha Chatterjee

Noor

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Rama

Sunny Pawar

Young Saroo

Keshav Jadhav

Young Mantosh

Themes & keywords

australiabased on novel or bookadoptionaffectationbiographybased on true storyindiamissing childlong lost relativetasmaniastreet childdramaticfamiliar