Lion

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 24, 2016

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Bengali, English, Hindi

Countries

Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

The Weinstein Company,Screen Australia,See-Saw Films,Aquarius Films,Sunstar Entertainment

Cast

Dev Patel,Rooney Mara,David Wenham,Nicole Kidman,Abhishek Bharate,Divian Ladwa,Priyanka Bose,Deepti Naval,Tannishtha Chatterjee,Nawazuddin Siddiquiand 26 more

Director

Garth Davis

Writer

Luke Davies,Saroo Brierley

Producer

Daniel Levin,Emile Sherman,Iain Canning,Angie Fielder,Harvey Weinstein,Shahen Mekertichian,Andrew Fraser,David C. Glasser,Bob Weinstein

Cinematography

Greig Fraser

Music

Volker Bertelmann,Dustin O'Halloran

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$140,312,928

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3741834