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"A few hours ago, you were giving chai for the phone walahs. And now you're richer than they will ever be. What a player!"
Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is an uneducated teenage orphan from one of India's most impoverished slums. He's seen the brutality and even the murder of his own mother in this slum. And yet here he is, appearing on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire -- and he's answering all the questions correctly.
When the show breaks for the night, Jamal is arrested and tortured by the police in an effort to discover how he is cheating. But as the story of Jamal's life is revealed in flashback, he also reveals how he came to know the answers to all the questions he's been asked.
The cast also includes Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as the young Jamal; Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail as Jamal's brother; Freida Pinto as Jamal's young girlfriend when they were children; and Irrfan Khan as the police inspector.
Won numerous prestigious awards including the Academy Award for Best Film of 2008.
Directed by Danny Boyle.
Partially subtitled.
Run time: 2 hours
Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
My personal rating: B
Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is an uneducated teenage orphan from one of India's most impoverished slums. He's seen the brutality and even the murder of his own mother in this slum. And yet here he is, appearing on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire -- and he's answering all the questions correctly.
When the show breaks for the night, Jamal is arrested and tortured by the police in an effort to discover how he is cheating. But as the story of Jamal's life is revealed in flashback, he also reveals how he came to know the answers to all the questions he's been asked.
The cast also includes Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as the young Jamal; Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail as Jamal's brother; Freida Pinto as Jamal's young girlfriend when they were children; and Irrfan Khan as the police inspector.
Won numerous prestigious awards including the Academy Award for Best Film of 2008.
Directed by Danny Boyle.
Partially subtitled.
Run time: 2 hours
Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
My personal rating: B
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