Lion

Author

Garth Davis

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS, WSQ)

Languages

In English or French, with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Dev Patel, Roony Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sunny Pawar.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2017]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic material and some sensuality.

Summary

Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train traveling 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. As an adult, not wanting to hurt his adopted parents' feelings, Saroo supresses 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 buring yearning. Armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, Saroo sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.

Notes

Adapted from the book "A Long Way Home" by Saroo Brierley.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.

Special features: Deleted scenes ; behind the scenes gallery ; "Never Give Up" performed by Sia, official lyric video.