A lost boy's journey from Calcutta to Australia becomes a man's earnest search for his first home.
Melancholy and uplifting. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating. Based on a book.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its PG-13, with no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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