Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle. It is an adaption of the novel 'Q & A' by Indian Author Vikas Swarup. The movie was set and filmed in India and follows the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) an eighteen year old who grew up in the slums of Mumbai who becomes a contestant on the Indian version of 'Who Wants To Be Millionaire'. Jamal is an uneducated, street kid and is expected to fail within the first couple of questions but this is not the case in this extraordinary insight into Jamal's life. Jamal has been accused of cheating and is being violently interrogated. Jamal recounts in flashback how he knows the answer to each question, each one linked to a key event in his life. He is one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees, 60 million viewers remain glued to their televisions eager to see if he'll correctly answer the final question can the young orphan from Mumbai really go from rags to riches?
This is a truly inspiring movie that also manages to be extremely entertaining. The plot is exceptional, making for a breathless and exciting story. With a love story mixed this is a movie that deservedly won 8 Academy Awards as well as seven BAFTA Awards (including Best Filmm), five Critics' Choice Awards, and four Golden Globes. Overall this is a movie that i would highly recommend and I would give it a rating of 9.4/10.
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