Most children would lose any faith or spirit that they had if they found themselves in such a desolate state. Saroo unfortunately only knows Hindi thus every stranger brushes him off having no idea what he is trying to say. The only one that can truly shed any light on the situation would be the man himself, Saroo Brierley, for which this screenplay is adapted from his own book, “A Long Way Home.” His journey continues as he is finally able to get off the train and has to roam the streets of Calcutta where everyone speaks Bengali. This is a nightmare scenario for any child to endure. Circumstances only take a turn for the worse when he wakes up and the train is taking him thousands of kilometers in the complete opposite direction from which he and his brother came from. He stumbles upon an empty train still looking for his brother where he decides to lie down and rest. Once Saroo awakens from his slumber and there is no sight of his brother, he starts to wander shouting for his older brother. It is established very early that Guddu and his younger brother Saroo have a very special bond for one another, which leads to Guddu allowing his little brother to tag along for ‘night work.’ Being the five year old that Saroo is, he falls asleep and Guddu places him on a bench stating that he is going to find the correct way to go. Oh, they also try not to fall to their deaths while simultaneously stealing bags of coal off of trains so they can trade it at the local market for milk and food. Guddu and Saroo spend their days bonding and roaming the countryside of India. This extraordinary tale first takes place in the mid ’80s where two young brothers, Saroo (an outstanding Sunny Pawar) and Guddu (Abhishek Bharate) are doing their best to help out their single mother and sister in order to survive in their rural Indian village. Lion is the remarkable true story about one boy never giving up hope and what the strength of a family’s love can do for perseverance. Saroo Brierley experienced that separation from his siblings and mother for over 25 years. It’s something unimaginable for any parent or child to experience over an extended period of time. Nothing compares to the empty feeling of being lost and alone, separated from loved ones.
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