The stunning true adoption story behind oscar hopeful lion dev patel stars in the gorgeous biopic, which follows an adopted man searching for his lost family. Lion is an inspirational true story even a film snob could love saroo brierleys story is almost unbelievable, and the movie does it justice. The unbelievable true story of a boy who found home. Comparing the film lion with the memoir on which it is based. How long did saroo brierley live alone on the streets. An adopted man tries to find his way back home in lion.
The extraordinary true story of a boy who took 25 years to find home saroo brierley was only five when he woke to find himself trapped on an empty train hurtling across of india. But thankfully, there are still some new movies to leave you happy, and one is the remarkably touching lion. Lion tells the true story of saroo brierley, who was accidentally separated from his family as a toddler in the tiny indian town of ganesh talai, and then adopted. Saroo brierley born may 22, 1981 is an indianborn australian businessman and author who, at age five, was accidentally separated from his biological mother. It follows the incredible true story of saroo brierley, who at five years old. The true story of saroo brierley, lost as a child and reunited with his family 25 years later, is told in garth daviss. Lion is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by garth davis in his feature debut and written by luke davies, based on the nonfiction book a long way home by saroo brierley. The film stars dev patel, rooney mara, david wenham and nicole kidman, as well as abhishek bharate, divian ladwa, priyanka bose, deepti naval, tannishtha chatterjee, nawazuddin siddiqui and sunny pawar, and tells the. Lion, a film you should see with your family, has been earning award season love for its stellar performances, but also because of the incredible true story at its core. When he was five, brierley followed his brother guddu on the train to the. One of those stories is that of mantosh the other child adopted by sue. Meet the real people behind the oscarnominated film lion. Fatima munshi lost her tiny son saroo and his 14yearold brother guddu. The true story behind the lion king the disney movie has roots in west african royalty.
I work with children, and how you get a 6 year old to act as amazingly. Signage during the world premiere of disneys the lion king at the dolby theatre on july 9 in hollywood. Epic quest roars to life with dev patel in true story lion. The stunning true adoption story behind oscar hopeful lion.
Lion is based on one of those stories thats almost too incredible to be true. A fiveyearold indian boy is adopted by an australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. The feelgood movie we all need, blares the promotional blurb, and for once the hype may be justified. Like in the movie, saroo brierley fell asleep on a train station bench and woke with his brother nowhere to be seen. Mother behind nicole kidmans blockbuster lion speaks out daily. He sits next to his adoptive mother sue, whos dressed colorfully in a. We get the inside story from the writer about two new memoirs one by. Lion is an inspirational true story even a film snob could. Saroo brierley born may 22, 1981 is an indianborn australian businessman and author. Saroo had two older brothers, guddu and kullu, and a little sister, shekila. The story of his life, lion, is up for six oscars, including best picture.
An incredible true story told very well by garth davis and performed wonderfully by dev patel and the true star. Lion a 5yearold indian boy gets lost on the streets of calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. The true story behind the lion king the washington post. Saroo is adopted by an australian couple, the brierleys, and moves to hobart, tasmania.
The film lion provides insights into adoptive relationships. The lion movie true story reveals that a 5yearold saroo survived by himself on the streets of calcutta for three weeks, until he was taken to a police station and. Lion is an emotional film about a poor 5yearold indian boy, saroo, who accidentally and alone boards a train in a station near his home town and is carried almost a thousand miles to calcutta. How lost child saroo brierley found his birth mother more than 20 years later this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. With dev patel, nicole kidman, rooney mara, sunny pawar. Dev patel as brierley and nicole kidman as his adoptive mom, sue. The first part of lion, garth daviss unabashedly tearjerking movie about a remarkable realworld incident, has some of the scary, wondrous feeling of a fairy tale. Portrayed by divian ladwa in garth davis film lion, mantosh brierley is the adoptive brother of saroo brierley, an indianborn businessman, who also happens to be the biopics protagonist. His journey from indian streetchild to adopted australian is now the subject of. The true story behind the years most touching oscar.
An amazing true story inspired dev patels new movie lion duration. As a young boy growing up in a poor village in india during the 1980s, saroo brierley got lost nearly 1,000. The film stars dev patel, who rose to fame playing the lead in 2009s best picture. New drama gets strong performances from dev patel and nicole kidman. The pair were in new york to promote lion, the true story of saroos quest to find. The oscarnominated film lion was the first movie i saw at an actual. Lion, the film adaptation of brierleys memoir, was released in 2016 to. Saroo brierly, far right, with his birth and adoptive mothers in his hometown in india. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in australia and india. Lion is a true story about a lost and adopted little. Its officially oscar movie season, and one new film thats getting a lot of awards buzz is garth davis lion. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in. Saroo and sue brierley on bringing their unbelievable true story to the screen a long way home the real mother and son from lion take us inside the years most moving.