Pebworth Rural Cinema
Friday 27th October
Doors Open 7pm
Film Starts 8pm
Lion (PG)
‘Lion is a triumphant debut for [Director] Davis. In one sense it’s epic, capturing an amazing life divided between two very different worlds; but it maintains an intimacy with Saroo that is so engaging, you can’t help but feel lost with him — and also profoundly glad to have found him.’
Empire Magazine
This is the bizarre, yet true story of Saroo Brierley – an odyssey which takes our hero from India to Australia and back.
Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train and a series of unfortunates coincidences take him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple and given a new and loving home.
With minimal dialogue and graceful editing, the Dickensian dimensions of Saroo’s situation are conveyed beautifully. He is small and vulnerable, but also smart and resourceful, and even as he is exposed to horrifying cruelty, he is also a hero on an adventure. The enormous pain of his loss is sometimes mitigated by the excitement of discovery. You fear for him, and also root for him, and mostly you are captivated by his story and the sophisticated simplicity of its telling.
Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, Saroo sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.
Saroo’s separation from his birth family, and his journey home, is almost too extraordinary to be fiction. Director Garth Davis manages to keep hold of that authenticity throughout the movie, grounding its most absurd twists and turns with texture and detail, Lion isn’t an especially innovative movie, but as a piece of inspirational storytelling, it’s a standout.
Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and David Wenham the film was nominated for six Oscars (although it didn’t win in any category) and was awarded two BAFTAs.
There won’t be a dry eye in the house!
Friday 27th October
Doors Open 7pm
Film Starts 8pm
Lion (PG)
‘Lion is a triumphant debut for [Director] Davis. In one sense it’s epic, capturing an amazing life divided between two very different worlds; but it maintains an intimacy with Saroo that is so engaging, you can’t help but feel lost with him — and also profoundly glad to have found him.’
Empire Magazine
This is the bizarre, yet true story of Saroo Brierley – an odyssey which takes our hero from India to Australia and back.
Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train and a series of unfortunates coincidences take him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo must learn to survive alone in Kolkata, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple and given a new and loving home.
With minimal dialogue and graceful editing, the Dickensian dimensions of Saroo’s situation are conveyed beautifully. He is small and vulnerable, but also smart and resourceful, and even as he is exposed to horrifying cruelty, he is also a hero on an adventure. The enormous pain of his loss is sometimes mitigated by the excitement of discovery. You fear for him, and also root for him, and mostly you are captivated by his story and the sophisticated simplicity of its telling.
Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, Saroo sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.
Saroo’s separation from his birth family, and his journey home, is almost too extraordinary to be fiction. Director Garth Davis manages to keep hold of that authenticity throughout the movie, grounding its most absurd twists and turns with texture and detail, Lion isn’t an especially innovative movie, but as a piece of inspirational storytelling, it’s a standout.
Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and David Wenham the film was nominated for six Oscars (although it didn’t win in any category) and was awarded two BAFTAs.
There won’t be a dry eye in the house!
