The Lion: Sheru

A little thief that steals your heart from the first scene, a brother, a helper, a scavenger for food and a mighty fighter Saroo. The film opens on the little guy helping his brother to collect coal from a train to trade later for some milk, you would think poor little thing and how sad it all looks, yet that was nothing compared to what’s coming ahead.

A train ride gets him a long, long way from home. Lost, scared and alone Saroo the little boy tries to get off the train, but it's sealed shut, and he has to sit around for hours, probably days until the train stops and he finally could get out. He then starts to follow a little girl that leads him to this group of children sleeping on the station’s floor. When he finally could rest his head down, he awoke to screams and struggles of children trying to get away, the body snatchers had come, they had come to collect the poor souls.

However, that’s when Saroo starts running for his life and he keeps running. He runs till he’s tired. He goes through other obstacles, till he is taken into the police station and from there he goes on a journey from a reformatory to Australia. The story doesn’t end here, it’s only just beginning and so is his new life and his search for answers.

In addition to all that, the cinematography is amazing, even breathtaking at times, you’d feel like you’re running with the characters, every scream and every tear you can feel it in your bones. As well as it’s based on a true story, with such diverse and brilliant actors, with Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel and Rooney Mara, it is worth every minute. You need to watch it, to understand why the name Lion was chosen for the movie.