Life of Pi
Fox 2000 Pictures/Dune Entertainment/Ingenious Media and Haishang Films
Released 2012
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EDIT- Director:
- Ang Lee
- Released:
- 2012
- Rating:
- PG
After deciding to sell their zoo in India and move to Canada, Santosh and Gita Patel board a freighter with their sons and a few remaining animals. Tragedy strikes when a terrible storm sinks the ship, leaving the Patels' teenage son, Pi (Suraj Sharma), as the only human survivor. However, Pi is not alone; a fearsome Bengal tiger has also found refuge aboard the lifeboat. As days turn into weeks and weeks drag into months, Pi and the tiger must learn to trust each other if both are to survive.
Metacritic Score
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The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy
Meticulous care is evident in every aspect of the film. All three actors playing Pi are outstanding.
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The Guardian
Hollywood has been waiting for this movie. Get ready for the year of the Tiger.
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Slant Magazine
The second act shifts the film from a lazy and comfy litany of introductions to a riveting fantasia of pure cinema, wherein Lee paints an oft-wordless picture of nature's harshness...
 Irrfan Khan |
Adult Pi Patel |
 Rafe Spall |
Writer |
 Gérard Depardieu |
Cook |
 Ang Lee |
Producer |
 Gil Netter |
Producer |
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The first film not rated PG-13 or R by the MPAA to win the Oscar for Best Director since Out of Africa.
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It became the first family film to win the Academy Award for Best Director since Oliver! at the 41st Academy Awards in 1969, though others have been nominated: Norman Jewison for Fiddler on the Roof, George Lucas for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Steven Spielberg for Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Martin Scorsese for Hugo.
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It was originally scheduled to be released on December 14, 2012, but when The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was announced for the same release date, It was postponed a week. It was then shifted a month in advance.
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The film won 4 Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Score and Best Director.
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