Review by Bob Ignizio
You know it's awards season when all the serious,
adult-oriented dramas hit theaters in one big, oh-so-very important,
based-on-a-true-story, cinematic dump.
Case in point: The Australian/British co-production LION, which dramatizes the real life
story of Saroo Brierly (Sunny Pawar). At the age of 5, Saroo and his older
brother Guddu travel miles away from home, looking for work. Saroo is too tired
when they get there, however, and Guddu must leave him at the train station.
The older boy never returns, and when Saroo awakes, he accidentally wanders on
to a decommissioned train that winds up taking him even farther away.
