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Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981) is an Indian-born Australian businessman and author who, at the age of five, was accidentally separated from his biological family. He was adopted out of India by an Australian couple but was reunited with his original family 25 years later after finding his hometown via Google Earth .
Saroo is taught basic English and moves to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1987, under the care of Sue and John Brierley, where he slowly starts to settle into his new lifestyle. A year later, they adopt another boy, Mantosh, who has trouble adjusting to his new home and suffers from rage and self-harm .
A Long Way Home is a non-fiction book by Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley written together with Larry Buttrose. The text was initially released in Australia on 24 June 2013 via Viking, then re-released internationally in 2014, and adapted into a major film in 2016. [1] [2]
The film was released in Australia on 19 January 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2017. [5] [6] The film was released to positive reviews, with a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 84%, based on 269 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. [7] Metacritic lists a score of 69 out of 100, based on 45 reviews. [8]
His best known book is A Long Way Home, the Saroo Brierley memoir, which he ghost-wrote in 2012. He researched and wrote the book between September and December of that year, including research trips to Hobart to interview Saroo and his family, and a month-long journey to India with Saroo.
Lion (2016) – Australian-British biographical drama film based on the true story of how Saroo Brierley, 25 years after being separated from his family in India, sets out to find them [108] Little Secret (Portuguese: Pequeno Segredo) (2016) – Brazilian-New Zealand drama film inspired by a true story involving David Schurmann's adopted sister ...
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Based on the book A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley: 25 November: Looking for Grace: Sue Brooks: Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Odessa Young: Drama: 26 January: A Month of Sundays: Matthew Saville: Anthony LaPaglia, John Clarke, Julia Blake: Comedy: 28 April: Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows: David Caesar: Rahart Adams, Dougie Baldwin, Joel ...