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Film · 0 connectionsLion (2016)
- Drama
- 118 min
- 12 age guide
- ★ 8.0/10 from 7,059 ratings
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.
Directed byGarth Davis
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