In 1986, a 5-year-old Indian boy got on the wrong train and disappeared. After weeks of living on the streets, she went to an orphanage and then to her adopted Australian family. But over the years, he never stopped searching for his real family and home.
Saroo Brierley fell asleep at a train station in India waiting for his brother to arrive. was only 5 years old. When he awoke, his brother was still not there. He got scared and started looking for his brother and not knowing what to do, he got on a train. Thus, Saroo embarked on a long journey where he had to survive alone for weeks.
Saroo, who tried to survive in different parts of India for about 3 weeks because he did not know his family and where he lived, survived the danger of drowning in this process, escaped being sold as a slave, and was eventually placed in an orphanage. And then Adopted by an Australian family Thousands of kilometers away from India, sent to Australia…
All was well in Australia, but Saroo was wondering about his real home and family…
The image is an excerpt from the movie ‘Lion’.
The adoptive family took very good care of Saroo. But even though Saroo remembers almost nothing about the real family he left in India. he couldn’t help but think.
For years he sought ways to find his real family. But he couldn’t remember the identity of his family or where they lived. But as the years passed, Saroo after meeting the internet He discovered a way he believed could find his family.
Google Earth and Facebook were the way to reunite Saroo with his family after 25 years
Saroo has spent years studying the map of India on Google Earth. By examining the entire railway map of India from top to bottom Searching for a trace, Saroo found an image etched into his mind one day. This image was of the train station of his town, Khandwa.
Saroo, who learned the name of the town thanks to the image that was familiar to him, In a Facebook group on behalf of the town He found someone to communicate with. Flying to India without wasting time, Saroo searched and found his family in the streets of the town.
Saroo’s two mothers together…
Saroo and his real mother, who have had a heart-warming reunion despite the language and culture difference that has occurred in the last 25 years, get together from time to time they continued to lament. Saroo, who is in frequent contact with his mother, albeit on the phone, bought her mother’s house in India and supported her economically.
Saroo’s tragic yet fascinating story earned it 6 Oscar nominations
Saroo put his story first. ”A Long Way Home” He described it in his autobiography. At the time of the incident, the media had already paid a lot of attention to the issue. The story, which was strengthened by the book that followed, eventually became a movie adapted for the big screen with a huge cast.
Starring giants such as Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel This is a 2016 movie called Lion.In addition to being Oscar nominations in 6 categories, it won 59 awards, including BAFTA.