LION is a true story based on the life of a very poor slum-like dweller's life in a small town called Khandwa,India before he is adopted by Australian parents. The first half of the movie looks very real to me because I am familiar with the social environment in India.There are poor kids like the ones shown in this movie in every city of India.
The two poor brothers steal coal from a moving train to help their poor mother. The young one, probably 6 or 7 years old, gets separated from his brother when he accidentally locks himself in an empty train 'car' and screams for his brother for help but to no avail until he finds himself 1700 kilometers away in Calcutta. Scenes of his experiences in Calcutta, homeless and filthy, are amazingly real ! That an innocent boy who does not understand the world around him and even where he is, seem heartbreaking! Once he is discovered and delivered in Australia by an Indian social worker, the movie becomes like a regular Hallmark movie! If everything is true as shown, this is an extraordinary story of a poor boy's resilience against unsurmountable odds and a God given miracle!
The two poor brothers steal coal from a moving train to help their poor mother. The young one, probably 6 or 7 years old, gets separated from his brother when he accidentally locks himself in an empty train 'car' and screams for his brother for help but to no avail until he finds himself 1700 kilometers away in Calcutta. Scenes of his experiences in Calcutta, homeless and filthy, are amazingly real ! That an innocent boy who does not understand the world around him and even where he is, seem heartbreaking! Once he is discovered and delivered in Australia by an Indian social worker, the movie becomes like a regular Hallmark movie! If everything is true as shown, this is an extraordinary story of a poor boy's resilience against unsurmountable odds and a God given miracle!
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