Lion is a movie directed by Garth Davis in 2016 and based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, first published in 2013. The movie features Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nawazuddin Siddique, and others.
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Storyline
In 1986, Saroo, a five-year-old boy, lives with his elder brother Guddu, his mother and his younger baby sister in Khandwa, India. One day, Saroo follows his brother to a job and they arrive at a nearby train station, where Saroo decides to stay back and take a nap. Saroo runs away, sensing that Noor and Rama have sinister intentions, and escapes Noor when she chases after him.
Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Year
2013
Pages
288
Book Rate
8.20
S: Goodreads
Book
A Long Way Home
Subtitle: A Boy's Incredible Journey from India to Australia and Back Again
Author: Saroo Brierley
Country: Australia
First published in: 2013
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“Some people see it as this success when the book is finally made into a movie - that marks its success. I don't see it that way.”
ROBIN HOBB (Writer)
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