Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 11/19/08 (Limited) 12/12/08 (Wide) Home Video 03/31/09 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some sexual dialogue and brief drug references Running Time 1 hours 56 minutes Genre Drama, Crime, Romance Director Danny Boyle Writer Simon Beaufoy Cast Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan Studio Fox Searchlight |
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008)
SYNOPSIS
"Slumdog Millionaire" is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18
year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is
about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the
whole nation watching, he is just one question away
from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's
"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest
him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid
know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence,
Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he
and his brother grew up, of their adventures together
on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs,
and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of
his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the
game show's questions.
Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector
begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent
desire for riches is really doing on this game show?
When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer
the final question, the Inspector and sixty million
viewers are about to find out...
"Slumdog Millionaire" is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18
year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is
about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the
whole nation watching, he is just one question away
from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's
"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest
him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid
know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence,
Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he
and his brother grew up, of their adventures together
on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs,
and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of
his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the
game show's questions.
Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector
begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent
desire for riches is really doing on this game show?
When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer
the final question, the Inspector and sixty million
viewers are about to find out...
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