Life of Pi

Name: Life of Pi
Director: Ang Lee
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 2012-11-20
Rating: 7.413

Take the journey of a lifetime.

Film20122h 7mReleased

AdventureDrama

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Director: Ang Lee
Language: English
Released: 2012-11-20
Runtime: 2h 7m

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7.413,885 votes on TMDB

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7.4

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The story

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

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Cast

Suraj SharmaPi Patel
Irrfan KhanAdult Pi Patel
Ayush TandonPi Patel (11-12 Years)
Gautam BelurPi Patel (5 Years)
Adil HussainSantosh Patel
TabuGita Patel
Ayaan Khan — artwork unavailable
Ayaan KhanRavi Patel (7 Years)
Mohd Abbas Khaleeli — artwork unavailable
Mohd Abbas KhaleeliRavi Patel (13-14 Years)
Vibish Sivakumar — artwork unavailable
Vibish SivakumarRavi Patel (18-19 Years)
Rafe SpallWriter