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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Danny Boyle, Co-Director India: Loveleen Tandan, UK, 2008;120 min. NY Premiere.
US Distributor: Fox Searchlight.
In English, Hindi, with English subtitles. |
| Cast: Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. |
Synopsis:
Danny Boyle's dazzling new film, based on a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, is a twisty take on the classic fairy tale of the underdog clawing his way out of a Dickensian world of shadows. Jamal, a poor, bright-eyed slum-kid, Salim, his older brother, and a feisty young girl, Latika. make their way through the betrayal, greed, corruption and violence of Bombay's lower depths. In the course of an electrifying trip from the city's slums to its brightly lit television studios, the boy's earnings on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? begins to mount to unsettling and gigantic proportions. For how can a "slumdog" with no formal education know the answers to these questions? The game show becomes Jamal's biggest life test. Produced by Christian Colson. Featuring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan |
| Director: Danny Boyle was born in Manchester and worked in theatre and television before he began to direct for the cinema. Shallow Grave (1994), his first feature film, was highly acclaimed, but it was with his second feature, Trainspotting (1996), that he achieved cult status. His feature filmography also includes A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Beach (2000), Strumpet (2001), Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001), 28 Days Later (2003), Millions (2004), Sunshine (2007) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008). |
Screening Venue:
ImaginAsian Theater. Saturday, November 8 at 7 PM.
Tickets: $25 public / $18 Students with ID
Tickets for ImaginAsian |
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