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Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel debut 'Lion'

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09-14-2016 00:37 BJT

Actress Nicole Kidman along with Rooney Mara and Dev Patel are presenting their new film "Lion", based on the true story of an adopted young man who uses Google Earth to find his family in India.

Meanwhile, a love triangle drama called "The Promise" starring Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac will also debut at the red carpet event; And, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johansson are bringing their animated film "Sing".

Actors Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara and Dev Patel walked the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival to present "Lion".

The film is based on a true story, and follows Saroo Brierley (played by Patel), who was adopted by an Australian couple. He attempts to track down the family he was accidentally separated from in India as a young boy.

Kidman, who plays Saroo's adoptive mother in Tasmania, said she was eager to support director Garth Davis on the project.

"I've made a lot of films and I've had a really long, long career, but I love supporting first-time, new directors. And to see Garth just doing his thing and pull it off is just glorious, you know? So being able to throw my support behind those directors is something that I value so much right now. And also, what a great thing to be able to play a mother who just loves her child, and that's what I got to do," Nicole Kidman said.

"The Promise", the latest film from "Hotel Rwanda" director Terry George, is a fictional story set against the backdrop of the mass killings of Armenians during the First World War.

It follows the relationship between an Armenian medical student played by Oscar Isaac, an American foreign correspondent played by Christian Bale, and an Armenian artist played by Charlotte Le Bon, who is loved by both men.

The film's director Terry George dishes on whether he was concerned about presenting controversial subject-matter.

"No, I think the truth has to come out. You know, it's not -- the thing about the Armenian genocide is not a question of did it happen or if, but why? Why did it happen and what's going on? And expose the events to the world and let it breathe and help us plan that it doesn't happen again," Terry George said.

And the star-studded line up continues at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Scarlett Johansson celebrated the premiere of their animated comedy "Sing".

"It's very human the story but it's fun. And the fact that it's animated, I got to use my imagination a lot quicker probably doing this than anything else I've done," he said.

The film was written and directed by Garth Jennings. The cast predicts that "Sing" will be just as enjoyable to adults as to children.

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