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Dave, Melbourne,Australia · 01-13-2017, 09:57 PM

I recently enjoyed the cinema movie “Lion” and Saroo Brierley’s book “A Long Way Home” on which it’s based. Saroo, at the age of 5, got separated from his brother at a railway station near his Indian village and stuck on a train that carried him 1500Km (900 miles) to Calcutta. He asked for help to get home, but nobody recognised the village or railway station he mentioned. He spent weeks living on the streets and months in an orphanage (with all efforts to find his family unsuccessful) before being adopted by a Tasmanian couple. Twenty-five years later, he found his home village (using Google Earth and his childhood memories of its layout) and went to visit it. After reading the book, I realised the movie had been made with some things different from the facts, but not in a way that distorts the central issues.

Movie trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNI9o06vqo

Book:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...-long-way-home

Spoiler alert: If you are interested in seeing the movie or reading the book, the following link includes information you may prefer to experience first-hand in the movie or book.
http://saroobrierley.com

01-13-2017, 09:57 PM	#1
Dave, Melbourne,Australia Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 557	Indian boy adopted by Aussies finds home 25 years later I recently enjoyed the cinema movie “Lion” and Saroo Brierley’s book “A Long Way Home” on which it’s based. Saroo, at the age of 5, got separated from his brother at a railway station near his Indian village and stuck on a train that carried him 1500Km (900 miles) to Calcutta. He asked for help to get home, but nobody recognised the village or railway station he mentioned. He spent weeks living on the streets and months in an orphanage (with all efforts to find his family unsuccessful) before being adopted by a Tasmanian couple. Twenty-five years later, he found his home village (using Google Earth and his childhood memories of its layout) and went to visit it. After reading the book, I realised the movie had been made with some things different from the facts, but not in a way that distorts the central issues. Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNI9o06vqo Book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...-long-way-home Spoiler alert: If you are interested in seeing the movie or reading the book, the following link includes information you may prefer to experience first-hand in the movie or book. http://saroobrierley.com