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Lion

The search begins

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.

20161h 58mPG-13Drama

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About Lion

Directors
Garth Davis
Cast
Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate
Genres
Drama
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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