Review of Lion (2015) by Mariana Fernández for Butaca Ancha — 28 Dec 2017

... an emotional life story... [Full review in Spanish].

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This review of Lion (2015) was written by Mariana Fernández and published by Butaca Ancha on 28 Dec 2017.

Lion has generally received positive reviews.

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