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Post by tassiedevil on Nov 17, 2016 22:17:09 GMT
I've been meaning to get on here to promote this movie for awhile, finally about to do it!
The movie Lion premiered in North America and UK last month and is in theatres later this month (January for Australia). The movie is based on the life of a person I went to primary school and high school with. It stars Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman and parts are filmed here in Tasmania.
The basic story is, a 5 year old boy boards a train in his home town in India; gets off in Calcutta; doesn't know how to get home; gets picked up by an orphanage; gets adopted by an Australian couple and moves to Hobart, Tasmania; as an adult uses Google Earth to search along the train lines leading to Calcutta looking for his home town. He eventually finds something that looks familiar and flies to India to check it out and finds his mother still living in the same place.
It is supposed to be a good movie and has already won a few awards.
One unusual fact, he got off he train at Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta and when he was adopted lived in the Hobart suburb of Howrah and went to Howrah Primary School!
www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/
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Post by Pauline on Nov 19, 2016 0:30:02 GMT
Thanks for reminding me tassiedevil. I read something about it a couple of months ago and thought it would be a great film to see.
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Post by tassiedevil on Nov 20, 2016 22:33:32 GMT
You're welcome Pauline. I can't wait to see it either, not everyday you get to watch a movie about the life of someone you know!
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Post by solaria on Jan 19, 2017 1:19:11 GMT
hello TassieDevil
we have just seen the movie 'Lion'.
an excellent film and really got into the heart and mind of a young man whose real life was snatched from him. Amazingly supportive adoptive parents. a film I will be recommending to all!
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Post by tiffany on Jan 19, 2017 12:34:57 GMT
I tried to stream this movie last weekend, but it wasn’t available. I’ve heard it’s a good movie, and I can’t wait to watch it. It’s sure will be interesting for your to watch a movie about someone you know.
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Post by californian on Jan 19, 2017 16:30:00 GMT
Thank you for the tip Tassiedevil! I will check the local houses and Netflix,my kind of movie,what interesting story and your connection to it. Seems perfect to watch with my granddaughter, she'll love it as well. Hope you are doing well.
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Post by californian on Jan 19, 2017 16:33:15 GMT
Great news (for me) they are showing it very close to me! Planning on seeing it very soon.
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Post by tassiedevil on Jan 23, 2017 15:03:29 GMT
That's great Californian! Hope you enjoy it!
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Post by californian on Jan 24, 2017 16:23:12 GMT
Happy to see it was nominated for an Academy Award, must see this week!
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Post by grandma7 on Feb 25, 2017 14:15:23 GMT
It's a great movie and won some awards at BAFTA last week. The child who is in the first part of the movie was just picked off the street to do the role and hadn't even seen a camera before! Can you imagine the benefits / life improvements that his family will experience just because he was in the right spot at the right time!!!!!
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Post by californian on May 9, 2017 21:49:44 GMT
That's great Californian! Hope you enjoy it! Great movie, I though of you during the movie Tassiedevil. It also brought some sad memories regarding the other adopted son and his problems, we had similar experience with a Russian child my son and daughter in law adopted. He has been estranged from the family for sometime now. |
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