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A man returns home to Sydney after disappearing for 18 months to fight in Syria, in this Australian drama. Jamal...
A man returns home to Sydney after disappearing for 18 months to fight in Syria, in this Australian drama. Jamal is back to be with his terminally ill mother, but has to face up to his unforgiving family, including his wife and young son. Is Jamal a militant with a cause or an easily led pawn in a bigger picture?
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100 %5 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
"It grabs you from the opening scene and never lets go."
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The Australian
The Australian"Shot in a staggering ten days on finances raised through crowd-funding, A Lion Returns is a mini-miracle of local filmmaking. It's also an excellent piece of cinema outside of its incredible production history."
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FilmInk
FilmInk"Caradee's script is probably too verbose and much of it is predictable. It's hardly an original story, but it's told with such conviction and his actors pack his dialogue with such a charge that there's a wealth of family history in every word."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldA Lion Returns | Details
- Runtime
- 92
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Australia
