He was sent to a government centre for abandoned children and then to the Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption. Finally, he met a good guy who took him to the police station and reported him as a lost child. He lived in and around the railway station for almost 2 weeks and then moved into the city.
He didn’t know it at that time that his brother Guddu was killed in a train accident on that day. Eventually, his journey ended at the Howrah Railway Station in Calcutta (now, Kolkata) which is 930 mi (1500 kilometres) from Khandwa. After waking up, he realized that he was at some unknown place.
Saroo was so tired and with the hope that his brother would come back, he fell asleep. The train reached Burhanpur Guddu told Saroo to wait and assured to come back shortly, but he didn’t. One day, he walked out with his brother Guddu to ride the train from their hometown Khandwa to Burhanpur which is 43 mi (70 kilometres) to the South.If you're in the mood for a heart wrenching drama with an uplifting ending, go watch this one once its out! The lead cast as well as supporting members have all done a wonderful job.Ganesh Talai, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaĪustralian International Hotel School, Canberraīrother(s)- Kalloo (Factory Manager), Guddu (Died), Mantosh (Adoptive Brother)
#A long way home saroo brierley wik movie#
I kid you not, I could hear the whole theatre crying during several parts of the movie and most people had tissues in their hands. Do children every fully recover from traumatic childhood experiences? Does one forget their original family if they never see them again after the age of 5? As an adopted child do you ever completely feel like you fit into your new life? What is the bond with your adoptive parents like? The film touches upon all these themes while primarily being about the physical and emotional journey of a young man finding his way back home with very few clues to work with. The movie explores some great themes: What happens to lost children in developing countries? How do poor, illiterate citizens of a country go about finding their lost children.who helps them? What are the dangers faced by these lost children? Why do certain people choose to adopt? How do adopted children adapt to their surroundings? Especially when they're transplanted so many miles away from home where they do not even speak the language. It would be difficult to watch any child go through what he did and the fact that he was absolutely adorable looking made it even harder. Special shoutout to the young actor who played little Saroo. He managed to make you feel the character's pain just by the way he looked at a jalebi (indian sweet that his brother and him fantasized about back in India). There wasn't a single scene in the movie which doesn't suck you in. The fact that one boy survived this situation and went on to tell his story is very inspiring and this fantastic film did justice to showing it on screen. They either end up dead or in the hands of heartless people who use children for various illegal / unethical operations. This happens there everyday.and most children never find their way back. I mean just the thought of a 5 year old separated from his family for 25 years is bad enough, add in the fact that he was lost in India, a country of over a billion people and was the child of an uneducated poor single mother and you are looking at a very stressful situation. I saw the trailer a few days before the screening and I have to admit the trailer alone made me a little emotional.
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