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. Adrift in the Pacific Ocean, Pi and the tiger must learn to trust each other if both are to survive. Based on the novel by Yann Martel, Life of Pi earned 11 Academy Award nominations and won four.