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Lion

Year of completion
2016
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Drama
Duration
120 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of kilometers 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.
Completion Year
2016
Genres
Drama
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder

Director

Garth Davis

Writer

Luke Davies

Director of Photography

Greig Fraser

Writer of Original Material

Saroo Brierley

Executive Producer

Bob Weinstein, David Glasser, Andrew Fraser, Shahen Mekertichian, Daniel Levin, Harvey Weinstein

Production Designer

Chris Kennedy

Editor

Alexandre de Franceschi ASE

Composer

Hauschka, Dustin O’Halloran

Cast

Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Deepti Naval, Sunny Pawar

Screen Australia Supported

  • Production

  • Marketing

Awards

2017 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2017 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2017 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2017 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2017 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2017 — Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

2017 — AWGIE Awards

2017 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

2017 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts

Screenings

2016 — Toronto International Film Festival

2016 — BFI London Film Festival

2019 — CinefestOZ

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