r/flicks • u/Curious-Abies-8702 • 3d ago
Two outstanding films starring Dev Patel, and based on true stories....
'Lion' (2016).
Drama/Biography.
The incredible true story of a 5 year old Indian boy who one day jumps on a train...and goes missing for 25 years.
Viewer quote:
"When I walked out of the theatre yesterday I was in shock after watching what is probably one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen".
Major spoiler alert:
'Lion' / trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNI9o06vqo
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'The Man Who Knew Infinity'. (2016).
Biography/History/Drama.
"Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) travels to Trinity College in England to work with professor G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons)". - (RT).
"Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar was an Indian mathematician. Often regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions, including solutions to mathematical problems then considered unsolvable".
- Wikipedia.
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PS: There's also Hotel Mumbai of course, and possibly others (?).
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