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| LION movie poster |
The Friday Movie Mavens and The Travelling Toe were excited to see that the movie "Lion" was being shown at the local multiplex. The movie has been nominated for an Oscar. After seeing the movie we all understood why.
This is such a compelling movie of finding what you have lost and who you really are. Below is a description of the movie via the internet.
Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home
The movie is based on a real story and a book titled "A Long Way Home" written by Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose.
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| A Long Way Home book |
You will need a few tissues as you see this young boy alone in India and trying to find his way home when he does not know how to get back there. The poverty of India is sad and overwhelming in this movie. It is indeed worthy of the Oscar honor! Oh and do stay a minute as the credits begin to roll as the real Sarool is shown along with his reunion with his Mum.
CAST:
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| Dev Patel Sarool Bierley |
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| Sunny Pawar Young Saroo |
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| Nicole Kidman Sue Bierley |
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| David Wenham John Brierley |
The Travelling Toe gives this movie 2 big toes up with a box of tissues.
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