Film record

Lion

2016Feature film118 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Australia · United Kingdom
Languages
English · Hindi · Bangla
Genres
drama film · biographical film

Credits

Direction

Garth Davis — Directing

Cast

Dev Patel — Acting
Nicole Kidman — Acting
Rooney Mara — Acting
David Wenham — Acting
Nawazuddin Siddiqui — Acting (Rama)
Priyanka Bose — Acting
Tannishtha Chatterjee — Acting (Noor)
Deepti Naval — Acting (Mrs. Sood)
Abhishek Bharate — Acting
Divian Ladwa — Acting
Benjamin Rigby — Acting (Waiter)
Sunny Pawar — Acting
Menik Gooneratne — Acting (Swarmina)
Riddhi Sen — Acting (Café Man)
Kaushik Sen — Acting (Police Officer)
Rita Boy — Acting (Amita)
Keshav Jadhav — Acting
Khushi Solanki — Acting
Todd Sampson — Acting (Provost)
Daniela Farinacci — Acting (Tutor)
Pallavi Sharda — Acting (Prama)
Sachin Joab — Acting (Bharat)
Arka Das — Acting (Sami)
Emilie Cocquerel — Acting (Annika)

Writing

Luke Davies — Screenwriting

Production

Emile Sherman — Production
Iain Canning — Production
Angie Fielder — Production

Music

Dustin O'Halloran — Music composition
Hauschka — Music composition
Sia — Music composition

Cinematography

Greig Fraser — Cinematography
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Releases by territory

United Kingdom · Original release
10 Sep 2016Checked 14 Sep 2026
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