In 2016, Saroos story made it into the cinemas!
Lion is a biographical film based on the non-fiction book A long way home by Saroo Brierley. After the world premier at the Toronto International Film Festival the movie received 6 Oscar nominations and 5 nominations at the 70th British Academy Film Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actor (Dev Patel) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Watch the official trailer here.