Simple but touching, tears

Robin 2022-01-27 08:05:20

A young Indian boy went out to work with his brother. After getting lost, he went through ups and downs and was sent to a shelter. After escaping, he was almost abducted and sold. The boy went to the shelter because he couldn't remember the name of his hometown. Finally adopted by a couple in Australia, he enjoys endless love and a good education. After finishing his studies, he still misses his mother and brother in his hometown. A study tour in India made him have a strong desire to return home. After 25 years of twists and turns, I finally found my hometown through Google Maps. The way home is so long and yet so short, following the path in memory to find the dilapidated little house. He told the whole story, and after the guidance of the locals, he finally saw his mother and sister who had stayed where they were and refused to move for 25 years. It's a pity that my brother was hit and killed by a train on the day he went missing. He walked past the place where he played with his brother, and his brother seemed to be with him...

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  • Lucy: [Saroo goes into the kitchen to get a beer. On the way back, he sees some Jalebis, a fried Indian desert, on the counter in a plate. A memory takes him back to his childhood with his older brother, Guddu. He smells it and takes a bite slowly as his girlfriend Lucy comes beside him] Saroo... You OK?

    Bharat: [a male dinner guest comes into the kitchen also and places his hand on Saroo's back] Saroo?

    Saroo Brierley: I'm not from Calcutta... I'm lost.

  • [discussing how to find Saroo's family]

    Dinner Guests: What paper trail?

    Saroo Brierley: My mum could not read or write.

    Dinner Guests: What did she do?

    Saroo Brierley: A labourer... she carried rocks.

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