The film Lion, based on his book A Long Way Home, was released in November 2016 and nominated for four Golden Globe and six Academy Awards, and won many other international awards. Brierley was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. Saroo's virtual odyssey of his homeland and search for his home town and his mother made headlines across the world. That story is being published in several languages around the world and is currently being adapted into a major feature film. Saroo’s story has been published in several languages and is now the major motion picture Lion. When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost birthplace half a world away, his story made global headlines. Read 5,187 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. It celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope. Five-year-old Saroo and his elder brother worked as sweepers in local trains to help their struggling mother. One day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for and set off to find his family.Ī Long Way Home is a moving, poignant, and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. Eventually, with the advent of Google Earth, he had the opportunity to look for the needle in a haystack he once called home, and pore over satellite images for landmarks he might recognize or mathematical equations that might further narrow down the labyrinthine map of India. NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS. As an adult using childhood memories and Google Earth he eventually figures out where in India his childhood home was located. Unable to read or write or recall the name of his hometown or even his own last name, he survived alone for weeks on the rough streets of Calcutta before ultimately being transferred to an agency and adopted by a couple in Australia.ĭespite his gratitude, Brierley always wondered about his origins. 'A long way home' is the straightforward telling of Saroo's experiences as a 5 year old stranded on a moving train, being lost in Calcutta and eventually being adopted and taken to Tasmania by new parents. The miraculous and triumphant story of a young man who rediscovers not only his childhood life and home.but an identity long-since left behind.Īt only five years old, Saroo Brierley got lost on a train in India.
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