Saroo And Sue Brierly Discuss The Film, "Lion" 

Me too- instant tears at that sentence. What a pure expression of love and humanity.

Indeed ,they were.Such a beautiful souls.May God bless them and make their rest of their lives more beautiful.

White savior mentality. If Europe hadn’t colonized India, the poverty that prompted this story may not have happened. Put it in context.

I agree but feel that Saroo's biological mother is also a great hero. She had to cope with abandonment, descent into poverty where she had to raise four children on her own. It is hard to fathom the pain of losing two of her children on a single night. Nonetheless she supported herself and her remaining two children and was even able to send them to school. Her daughter Shikela became a teacher and her other son has a successful professional career. She is a monumentally successful human being being by any standard.

GroWiTheFlow I understand the point of view very well. I agree in part to it, because in this case, as I am adopted myself, it’s not a thing of black and white, but I want to give the chance to someone who was less lucky than me to have a better life. You can literally adopt in any part of the world cause in any part of the world there are abandoned kids with different stories, but a lot of the times you are limited even from your own state politic. At the end I want to say that they saved a life and not an Indian boy this is what adoptive families do. Not everybody stop themselves to look at the surface.

@@roberthoward6590 Agree totally. The values the resourcefulness the courage the moral compass and the intuition. Saroo knew when to flee well before he could have understood why. Gudu was a great brother too. Sue and John B lovely people and really lucky with Saroo. Not so lucky with the other lad whom one assumes was psychically damaged in a similar incident to those we saw Saroo escape from . His Indian mother is at the very top of a cast of wonderful people.

Asif Zaman I agree with you.

I agree with u.

I couldn't have said it better

When I watched the film, I remember everybody sat there in complete silence and nobody left their seats even after the credits ended

Emma Perinetti very true and what are those men stealing kids for ? What are they doing to the boys

Hey Emma, you're right even after 4 years of the movie coming issues like this are much worse in India, as Indian I can also tell you how widely they are known in the Indian society, there are thousands of organization working here on it from all around the world but the problems couldn't seems to have gone or even going away anytime soon.

@@cheriepynk8259 It is very well known to everyone here in India that there are certain small gangs in the cities who steals such small kids for a very unofficial, illegal, and very much organized business where they manipulate such kids and throw them into begging or working as labors in illegal work environments, and they take a share of whatever they earn. Why kids though?Kids are easily manipulable as well as easy to get the sympathy of others. If you read about it you'll know that even after being kidnapped these little kids are made or trained or whatever you say to their masters that they are far from being saved out of this. This is why foreigners visit India for the first time they are advised not to give a single amount of money to these kids beggars or beggars in generals because it is only gonna have more beggars like those.

@@arinsharma52 wow, but they need help some how, we can’t just leave them to the criminals demise. I feel it for the parents as well. And when I visited India I did give money because I can’t see children hungry etc. and just turn the other way

@@arinsharma52 🤔

What is it called?

@@giulia7675 Book title is A long way home

Chrystala Georgiades ikr? It would have been so nice to hear him speak about that night when it all started :(

The reason Saroo got lost that night was due to his brother being run over by a train. If he hadn't died, Saroo would have returned home with him. However, upon hearing that the brother had died the same night Saroo got lost bought me relief. Could you imagine the anguish and guilt the brother would have felt otherwise? It would have destroyed him...

That was the saddest part not having his brother GUDU back for a hug

In a strange way, his brother dying is a gift to Saroo ... a path out of poverty to a better life.

What are you doing in jail 😲😲

@@vidhanchandrasahu4190 reading books of course.

Maybe you should show her this film.

Yeah. 'Threatened' adoptive parents are the norm it seems... My sneaking suspicion is that's why certain people choose to adopt internationally rather than domestically. :/

I disagree. I am the mother of two international adoptees, and I have several friends who have also adopted internationally. The reason that people adopt internationally are many, but I don't know anyone who would have any problem with their children searching for their birthparents. I've been in facebook and yahoo groups with many parents who have paid great sums of money to find their children's original families. It can be very expensive, due to the fact we would have to hire someone who reads and speaks the language and can travel to the country and search for records. Everyone I know is completely vested in their children and will do anything they can to help their kids do what they need to gain closure and understanding of their birth family.

She sounds super selfish.....smh....you should do it anyway because everyone needs to know who they truly are.

@@spysmom2 ....As long as is has been since your post Chris,I don't know if you will see this or not; but, coming from an adoptee (not international), from the U.S., bless you.

called „Lion“. sooo emotional!!

I feel you, mate

Without google earth none of this would have been possible, thank God he had 2 great mums and wonderful dad

Danielle Hutchinson same here havent watch the movie, looking for dvd. but watched most his interviews and stories just makes me cry cant wait to watch the film

Yes he do.

yes, it is.

No. He hadn't lost his brother! What the kids did to find food was dangerous. They looked after each other as best they could but fate dealt them a terrible blow..

What kind of a stupid question is that ur an idiot

mantosh's story breaks my heart :,( they showcased it well in the movie I really hope he is coping and doing more ok now

Rob Just, could pls tell me what does it means "2 years for mantosh"? I missed the story of mantosh. Thanks

@@zatoichi-sm8mj The administration to adopt him so mantosh had to stay in India in bad conditions 2 years longer. Those care homes were not that good in that time in India.

@@eviken1982 thanks

@@zatoichi-sm8mj Mantosh was abused in the care home of India, burned with cigarettes, raped and got severly spanked. He came with mental illness to Australia and is still not ok.

Dev Patel is an Indian American Actor

He's indian- british not American

It's called "A Long Way Home" written by Saroo Brierley

A long way home

Samreen Amir He sends her money and I think he bought her a house, but she wants more contact thats true, but its difficult for the language. They know they are ok and contact eachother. She didnt want to stop working or move. He proposed that.

Samreen Amir I wanted to comment here as there is a lot of misinformation - incomplete information - about his current relationship with his Indian family. A lot of trash-sensational media have accused him of cutting off support of his indian family after one year and "disowning" them. Once again garbage media handpicks facts to support sensational paper-selling stories with no care how it affects individuals. Here is the truth after approx one year why he is materially less involved with his Indian mom/family-- he is respecting his Indian moms wishes. For those "ragging" on him for not taking care of his mom after one year, please get the whole story. His mother refuses his help. He had to practically force her into the new home he bought the family. His mom didn't want to leave the village. His Indian mom has very old school views. He is respecting her wishes. He is practically forcing her to take 100 AUD per month and she doesn't want to take that. (Which at her pay rate basically doubles her income as a maid). You have to put yourself in her shoes. She may have a huge sense of guilt that her 2 sons, just kids, goto work in a train yard sweeping and that same day, neither comes back. She may have said they needed to work to keep the family up and running without a dad....and that causes their death/missing. Non present fathers there mean the young males have to work. Or you don't eat. Living with that guilt all these years is probably huge and then to have the son show up that you didn't support for all those years suddenly trying to support you that could be mentally too much for her to deal with and be totally divergent with her moral values, and how she was raised, and what she deeply believes. Us westerners can't understand that very well - most of us have never thankfully had to go through anything like that but that type of life shapes their minds and how they think. So you have to take a moment and look at it from her point of view and her son that she mostly never took care of, that she was "supposed" to take care of, was unable to afford an education for, suddenly taking care of her may be incredibly difficult for her to deal with. It may double the guilt she has probably lived with. He has tried his best to help them -- all she wants is his love and presence in her life. Since the reunion he has visited her 18 times as of a year ago, approx 5 times a year....and that's not an easy place to get to, it takes time and effort and expense. And that's all she wants. She has made that abundantly clear. I am sure just that simple love is all she can mentally deal with. She has stated she just want his presence in her life and he is doing his absolute best to do that. If you can afford it, and his family can, giving people material things is easy. Taking the time from his already established adult life to go back and forth 5 times a year to spend time with his Indian mom demonstrates a real caring and respectful son. After a frustrating year of trying to materially help his mom and having her not accept it he discovered all she really wanted is a relationship with him and he is going above and beyond to make her happy. He's shown to be a thoughtful and caring man. Very lucky to be raised by his adoptive parents they obviously instilled some real values in him. Notice how he really doesn't talk about what I just wrote about, he feels his Indian moms wishes are private to her and respects her culture and way of thinking. I just wanted ppl to understand the real aftermath story before anyone believes and spreads what trash media makes up to make money. I have seen comments in other videos with ppl "comment crucifying" him for the "awful way he treats his Indian family". He couldnt possibly treat them with anymore love and respect than he currently is. There isn't a dark side to this no matter how much junk media wants there to be. Its a real story of love and drive.

Oh,@@livingabovethe12th that's excellent!👏

@@livingabovethe12th....Thank U

livingabovethe12th You’re comment is very well written. That is the problem with today’s people. They take bias perspective from media as facts. Then suddenly they become experts and strongly opinionated as they are the most righteous people around.