- SUNNY PALWAR, the 8-year-old Indian child star of the movie LION, distributed by THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY and also starring NICOLE KIDMAN, DEV PATEL and ROONEY MARA, has been denied a US visa to attend the New York premiere of the movie. His father has also been denied a visa.- Sunny plays Saroo Brierley, a boy who becomes lost on the streets of Kolkata, thousands of miled from home. He faces many hardships before being adopted by an Australian couple. 25 years later, the adult Saroo (Dev Patel) uses Google Earth to find the family from which he was separated.
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Lion has been called an Oscar contender by several media outlets including the
Telegraph, the
NY Times, the
Hollywood Reporter, the
Guardian,
Variety, etc.
Variety says the Weinstein Co. is positioning Palwar as a possible Best Actor candidate.- Weinstein Company president David Glasser said:
“We believe it must be the effect of immigration paranoia. He, of course, poses absolutely no threat to anyone. We want him to be a part of the celebration of this film and his performance. We fully intend to go through the proper resources and appeal with the state department for assistance.”
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