Review of Lion (2015) by Abhishek S — 10 Mar 2017

A little meandering towards the middle. Garth Davis does full justice to India in his shots and Sunny Pawar is just fabulous and is deserving of his Oscar invite.

This review of Lion (2015) was written by Abhishek S on 10 Mar 2017.

Lion has generally received positive reviews.

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