2016 · 118 min · PG-13

Lion

Name: Lion
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Abhishek Bharate

Directed by Garth Davis · Drama

Lion (2016) is a Drama film, directed by Garth Davis set in Calcutta, Hobart, Melbourne, and Khandwa during the 1980s–2000s. It runs 118 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A biopic and survival, with a hopeful and melancholic tone. Themes of family & loyalty, memory & nostalgia, and survival run throughout.

Composer

Volker BertelmannDustin O'Halloran

Cinematography

Greig Fraser

Cast

Dev PatelRooney MaraDavid WenhamNicole KidmanAbhishek BharateDivian LadwaPriyanka BoseDeepti Naval

The world of this film

Setting

Where

CalcuttaHobartMelbourneKhandwa

Setting

Urban Rural

When

1980s 2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Biopic Survival

Themes

Family & LoyaltyMemory & NostalgiaSurvival

Tone

HopefulMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadChild Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

True Story

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1987
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Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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