Lion (2016)
First screened in November 2016

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Director: Garth Davis. Cast: Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, Abhishek Bharate, Priyanka Bose, David Wenham, Divian Ladwa, Keshav Jadhav, Khushi Solanki, Rohini Kargaiya, Deepti Naval, Shankar Nisode, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Koushik Sen, Rita Boy, Pallavi Sharda, Sachin Joab, Arka Das, Emilie Cocquerel. Screenplay: Luke Davies (based on the book A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Saroo Brierley).

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Twitter Capsule: Too much Google, and frankly too much D.W. Griffith, though Greig Fraser remains a great d.p., and some scenes are moving.

VOR: ③  Stays within some old liberal-cinema limits but pushes against some others, and keeps the Indian characters foregrounded. A worthy effort.

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Photo © 2016 The Weinstein Company/See-Saw Films

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Supporting Actress: Nicole Kidman
	Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Luke Davies
	Best Cinematography: Greig Fraser
	Best Original Score: Dustin O'Halloran and Volker Bertelmann
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Supporting Actress: Nicole Kidman
	Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel
	Best Original Score: Dustin O'Halloran and Volker Bertelmann
Other Awards:
	Directors Guild of America Awards: Best First Feature
	Chicago International Film Festival: Audience Choice Award (Narrative Feature; tie)
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Supporting Actor (Patel); Best Adapted Screenplay

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