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By Alex Casey (54) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 10 Mar 2017

Lion is an astounding, all-encompassing story of hope, determination and dumb luck that will leave you both crying like a baby and clapping…

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By Diane Pershing (77) for Malibu Times (77) on 09 Mar 2017

[It's] alternately emotionally wrenching and veering on the sentimental…

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By John Serba (472) for MLive.com (475) on 03 Mar 2017

The film sometimes has no strict thematic focus, but that's fine. Neither does life…

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By Sebastian Zavala Kahn (303) for Cinencuentro (218) on 01 Mar 2017

An emotional and well-acted film, which ends up giving a valuable message about child abuse in India, showing us real images of Saroo and his…

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By Nandini Ramnath (221) for Scroll.in (342) on 27 Feb 2017

In Lion, Patel sheds his tendency to play his characters broadly. But Pawar easily eclipses his efforts…

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By Adrián Ruiz (125) for Excelsior (313) on 27 Feb 2017

An emotional film that will make the viewer shed a tear, without being manipulative. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Fausto Ponce (60) for Proceso (60) on 24 Feb 2017

A painful story where guilt and restlessness harass the main characters because of a fateful mix between their decisions and uncertainty…

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By Rohan Naahar (197) for Hindustan Times (753) on 22 Feb 2017

Thank God Lion exists…

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By Lucero Solórzano (126) for Excelsior (313) on 22 Feb 2017

A film with a very simple and traditional structure, and seizes the emotions of the viewer from the beginning. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Hugo Hernández Valdivia (119) for Cinexcepción (119) on 21 Feb 2017

A melodrama that overflows in its final part, which reserves moments of a valuable intensity. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Mario P. Székely (118) for Siete24.mx (118) on 21 Feb 2017

A movie with an impressive photography surrounding an epic drama. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Ernesto Diezmartinez (236) for Cine Vértigo (222) on 21 Feb 2017

A drama similar to Hallmark Entertainment films, raised by a rather nice cast. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Pablo Villaça (1,590) for Cinema em Cena (1,589) on 19 Feb 2017

The movie tells a real story that it's interesting in its beginning and in its ending, but not in its terribly boring second act…

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By Luis Fernando Galván (195) for En Filme (289) on 17 Feb 2017

The film has enough elements to potentiate them and expose a risky story, however, the script fails to go beyond its good intentions…

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By Diana Sánchez Uranga (27) for Cine Premiere (538) on 17 Feb 2017

Lion is an emotional film that is worth seeing for its performances and for the incredible story behind it. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Diego Batlle (225) for Otroscines.com (322) on 16 Feb 2017

A film built with skill, professionalism and conviction. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Emiliano Basile (38) for EscribiendoCine (248) on 14 Feb 2017

A well-filmed melodrama that doesn't need to resort to low blows being subtle in the tragic moments. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Richard James Havis (225) for South China Morning Post (665) on 13 Feb 2017

Those expecting the usual exoticised version of India will be surprised by the brutal, neo-realist way it's portrayed…

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By Jo Bradley (7) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 09 Feb 2017

The many flaws of Lion overshadow its few strengths, resulting in a disjointed film that's uneven in both tone and quality…

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By Roe Mcdermott (197) for Hot Press (197) on 09 Feb 2017

Endless scenes of Patel frowning at a laptop screen also prove decidedly uncinematic, and awareness of the story's tear-jerking happy ending…

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