Film Screening at Braybrook - Lion

Celebrate Cultural Diversity Week with this film screening at Braybrook Library. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Lion

Rated M (113 minutes)

This Oscar-nominated family drama tells the story of Saroo, a young boy who gets lost on a train which takes 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. Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.

Nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Dev Patel), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Nicole Kidman) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Also nominated for multiple Golden Globes and winner of Best Supporting Actor and Best Screnplay at the BAFTA Awards.

"If you have ever been a child, raised a child, lost a child or met a child -- or any of the above with respect to a mother -- this movie will wreck you." - A. O. Scott, The New York Times

"LION is a beautifully told, uplifting story of courage and determination." - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

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Maribyrnong Library, 120 Rosamond Rd, Maribyrnong, 3032, View Map