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Lion (2016) is a 2016 Australian biographical drama film directed by Garth Davis (a feature film debut) from a screenplay by Luke Davies based on Saroo's 2013 non-fiction book A Long Way Home. Brierley. It stars Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman, as well as Abhishek Bharate, Divian Ladwa, Priyanka Bose, Deepti Naval, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film tells the true story of how Brierley, 25 years after being separated from his family in India, sets out in search of his biological mother. This is a joint product between Australia and the UK.
The film was warmly received by critics, with praise for the performance (especially Patel and Kidman), emotional weight, visuals, cinematography and script; it received six Academy Award nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Patel), Best Supporting Actress (Kidman), and Best Adapted Screenplay. most colorful.