Lion (2016)

“'Lion' showed a lot of promise. There was potential for a very powerful story, had heard a lot of good things about it (as seen from many positive reviews and a high rating here) and there is a lot of talent involved. A lot of my friends had said how much it touched them, as have many reviewers here, and it seemed like my kind of film.

Fortunately, 'Lion' was a film that had great potential and mostly lived up to it. Cannot say that for many recent viewings, with a few too many wastes of good concepts and potential (along with wastes of talent, that is a bugbear of mine because it feels like somewhat of a slap of the face) so that there was a film that did not waste it was refreshing and restored a bit of faith. It is a very good film, albeit it was very nearly a great film. That” read more

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 22nd Via: Blu-ray Plot: A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Rating: 7.9/10"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2019 (659 movies items)

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CDG Award: Best Contemporary Costume Design 2010s (51 movies items)

"Cappi Ireland "

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"directed by Garth Davis UK | Australia | USA 2016 Biography, Drama "

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"*Winner* Greig Fraser "

A very good movie

“To be honest, I had no clue what this movie was about so I wasn’t really sure what to expect but since it had been well received, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, it turned out to be such a powerful and heartbreaking tale. Of course, you might argue that the whole thing was rather predictable but it was so well done, I thought it was just quite spellbinding and, to be honest, I was actually really emotional towards the end. First of all, I really appreciate the fact that they went for a linear structure instead of the usual flashback which has been so overused in this genre. Basically, the movie was split into 2 parts. First, you had Saroo getting lost in Calcutta when he was only 5 years old and this part was pretty much the worst nightmare for any kid of this a” read more