In one word - wow. It grabs you from the beginning until the end! Tears, laughter and sadness filled with hope. This is life. Amazing

I watched the movie with my mom and that made it a lot sadder. i consistently wanted to grab her hand, as a little girl. the actors were surprisingly good. Especially the little boy and Dev Patel. I did find the overall storyline a bit strangly divided. doing 50/50 in a story of 20 years apart felt wrong. for example Dev's character did buy a house and moved in their in like 5 minutes. he also fell in love with rooney in seconds. i wanted more romance okey! the scene's with the real mother got me sad. the fact it was a real village with real people made it even more so.

What makes Lion a must watch is the uplifting story and great performances especially from young Sunny Pawar. This journey isn't cliched and Garth Davies(in his directorial debut) makes sure he hits all the right notes and doesn't pander to sentimentality which can happen in movies of this kind.(Go watch Lion for its sheer uplifting story)

Lion, is an inspirational movie that depicts the story of a boy by the name of 'Saroo' who was lost in India and continues to search for his family 25 years later. Lion is a heart wrenching movie that gives the audience the opportunity to truly connect with Saroo's journey throughout India. The middle of the movie was abit out of context and possibly not needed. However the ending was phenomenal as it contains the real footage of his biological mother meeting his adoptive mother. Overall, this movie is a great movie that the whole family can connect to emotionally.