Lion
Lion (2016)
“The search begins”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Dev Patel
Dev Patel
as Saroo Brierley
Rooney Mara
Rooney Mara
as Lucy
David Wenham
David Wenham
as John Brierley
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
as Sue Brierley
Sunny Pawar
Sunny Pawar
as Young Saroo
Abhishek Bharate
Abhishek Bharate
as Guddu
Priyanka Bose
Priyanka Bose
as Kamla Munshi
Divian Ladwa
Divian Ladwa
as Mantosh Brierley
Deepti Naval
Deepti Naval
as Saroj Sood
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Tannishtha Chatterjee
as Noor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
as Rama
Keshav Jadhav
Keshav Jadhav
as Young MantoshCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 118 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.