2016, drama
118 minutes
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.
Age
11+
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, United States
Language
Bengali, English, Hindi
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9.1
David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers
2017-01-30
Dev Patel turns in a fantastic performance in the story of a man that just wants to find home.
9.0
2017-01-26
You can hardly argue about the absolute quality of the film-making on show here. Read more
8.3
2017-02-14
A heart string piano of a film that is note perfect throughout its deceptively short runtime. Read more
8.0
Konstantinos Pappis of FilmView
2017-01-26
Structured like a fairy tale, but it feels very much real. It’s undeniably going to move you to tears, and perhaps even inspire you.
7.6
Muneeb Arshid of The Film Lawyer
2017-01-25
Dev Patel shines in the emotional, yet determined “Lion”.
5.0
2017-02-13
Unexciting, the film was never too deep and as a consequence, I became indifferent along the way. Read more
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