Directed by:
Garth DavisScreenplay:
Luke DaviesCinematography:
Greig FraserCast:
Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Priyanka Bose, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Deepti Naval, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Todd Sampson, Rooney Mara (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
In Lion, five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train travelling away from his home and family. Frightened and bewildered, he ends up thousands of miles away, in chaotic Kolkata. Somehow he survives living on the streets, escaping all sorts of terrors and close calls in the process, before ending up in an orphanage that is itself not exactly a safe haven. Eventually Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple, and finds love and security as he grows up in Hobart. Not wanting to hurt his adoptive parents feelings, he suppresses his past, his emotional need for reunification, and his hope of ever finding his lost mother and brother. But a chance meeting with some fellow Indians reawakens his buried yearning. With just a small store of memories and his unwavering determination, Saroo embarks on one of the greatest needle-in-a-haystack quests of modern times. (Entertainment in Video)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2017 - Angie Fielder, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2017 - Dev Patel (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2017 - Nicole Kidman (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2017 - Luke Davis (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2017 - Greig Fraser (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2017 - Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2017 - Dev Patel (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2017 - Luke Davies (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2017 - Nicole Kidman (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2017 - Greig Fraser (Best Cinematography)
- 2017 - Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann (Best Music)
AACTA International Awards
- 2017 - Dev Patel (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2017 - Nicole Kidman (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2017 - Best Film
- 2017 - Garth Davis (Best Direction)
- 2017 - Luke Davies (Best Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 2017 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2017 - Dev Patel (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2017 - Nicole Kidman (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 2017 - Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2016 - Best Picture
- 2016 - Dev Patel (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2016 - Nicole Kidman (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2016 - Sunny Pawar (Best Young Actor/Actress)
- 2016 - Luke Davies (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2016 - Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann (Best Score)
The Saturn Awards
- 2017 - Best Independent Film
Toronto International Film Festival
- 2016 - Garth Davis (People's Choice Award)