Lion

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Our next Rialto Recommends is the 2016 film LION starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. At the beginning of LION five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of Kilometers 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. The Washington Post said "LION is a complex movie, with its profound themes of home and identity, and its tonally disparate halves. A smartly understated approach to Brierley's story holds it all together." And the San Francisco Chronicle raved "Because of Patel's electrifying and deeply nuanced performance, LION ultimately delivers the emotional punch it has promised all along." LION is streaming on Roku, Tubi and YuppTV. It is also available for a modest rental fee from Redbox, Apple, Amazon, GooglePlay, YouTube, Vudu and others HERE.