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Lion / The Weinstein Company presents ; in association with Screen Australia ; a See-Saw Films production ; produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Angie Fielder ; screenplay by Luke Davies ; directed by Garth Davis.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: WC64044 | The Weinstein CompanyLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English, French Distributor: Santa Monica, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2017]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 118 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9786316753441
  • 6316753446
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Brierley, Saroo. Long way home
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Cast: Dev Patel, Roony Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sunny Pawar, Eamon Farren.Summary: Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of kilometers across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Lion Available 33111009047834
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Lion Available 33111010961171
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Lion Available 33111009047859
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this adaptation of the memoir A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, a five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after he gets lost in Calcutta. Years later, he struggles with his memories of his birth family, and decides to begin a search for them. Dev Patel stars as the adult Brierley in this drama directed by Garth Davis. Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, and Rooney Mara co-star. ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi

DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.

In English or French; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

Title from disc surface.

Dev Patel, Roony Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sunny Pawar, Eamon Farren.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.

Adapted from the book "A Long Way Home" by Saroo Brierley.

Widescreen (2.40:1)

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some sensuality.

Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of kilometers across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.

Special features: Deleted scenes; Behind the scenes gallery; "Never Give Up" performed by Sia, official lyric video.

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