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Life of Pi
Some of us survive by telling the story a certain way. That doesn't make it less true. 🐅
Who it's for
Pi loses his entire family in a single night, and the film turns the aftermath into an extraordinary survival story that is also a meditation on how people carry trauma.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Life of Pi is Ang Lee's 2012 adaptation of Yann Martel's novel, framed by a writer listening to the adult Pi Patel tell his life story. Pi grows up in a zoo in India, explores several religions, and develops a fascination with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. When his family emigrates to Canada, a storm sinks their ship, and Pi survives 227 days in a lifeboat with the tiger before reaching Mexico.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Family dies in shipwreck; animal violence.
Age: PG (MPAA)
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay
