Project Detail

Lion

Synopsis

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 an Australian couple. 25 years later, using Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family.
Adapted from Saroo Brierly's incredible true story ‘A Long Way Home’.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
129 mins
Director
Garth Davis 1st Feature
Producer
Iain Canning, Angie Fielder, Emile Sherman
Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, David C. Glasser, Andrew Fraser, Shahen Mekertichian, Daniel Levin
Editor
Alexandre de Franceschi
Screenwriter
Luke Davies (screenplay), Saroo Brierley (novel), Larry Buttrose (novel)
Director of Photography
Greig Fraser
Sound
Robert Mackenzie
Composer
Volker Bertelmann, Dustin O'Halloran
Principal cast
Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Australia production

Screen Australia (AU), Sunstar Entertainment (AU), See-Saw Films (AU), The Weinstein Company (US)

See-Saw Films (Australia)

2 Paddington Street
Paddington
2021 Sydney
Australia

Sales Company

The Weinstein Company

99 Hudson Street, 4th Floor
NY 10013
New York
USA

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