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.
11-24-2016
1h 58m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Garth Davis
Production:
The Weinstein Company, See-Saw Films, Screen Australia, Aquarius Films, Sunstar Entertainment
Revenue:
$140,312,928
Budget:
$12,000,000
Key Crew
Executive Producer:
Daniel Levin
Screenplay:
Luke Davies
Producer:
Iain Canning
Producer:
Emile Sherman
Producer:
Angie Fielder
Locations and Languages
Country:
AU; US; GB
Filming:
AU; GB; US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Dev Patel
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