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“The search begins”
2016·1h 58m·🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Drama
8/ 10266,341 votes
Direction
Writing
Cinematography
Cast
Dev Patel
Saroo Brierley
Rooney Mara
Lucy
David Wenham
John Brierley
Nicole Kidman
Sue Brierley
Abhishek Bharate
Guddu
Divian Ladwa
Mantosh Brierley
Priyanka Bose
Kamla Munshi
Deepti Naval
Saroj Sood
Tannishtha Chatterjee
Noor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Rama
Sunny Pawar
Young Saroo
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Keshav Jadhav
Young Mantosh
Benjamin Rigby
Waiter
Kaushik Sen
Police Official
Riddhi Sen
Cafe Man
Arka Das
Sami
Emilie Cocquerel
Annika
Pallavi Sharda
Prama
Sachin Joab
Bharat
Menik Gooneratne
Swarmina
Synopsis
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
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Academy Awards
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Best Supporting ActorDev Patel
Nominated○
Best Supporting ActressNicole Kidman
Nominated○
Best CinematographyGreig Fraser
Nominated○
Best Original ScoreDustin O'Halloran and Hauschka
Nominated○
Best Picture
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Best Adapted ScreenplayScreenplay by Luke Davies
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