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Slumdog Millionaire

Love and money... You have mixed them both.

Well you know how we slumdogs do it ....

The multi-award winning movie finally hits the big screens here. As a young man who grew up in the slums is about to strike it big on ''Who Wants to be a Millionaire'', he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. He struggles to persuade the cops that the tough life he had as an orphan in the slums, somehow provided him with the knowledge that he needed to answer the questions correctly. Furthermore, he is taking part in the show for a reason more to do with love than money... and destiny is about to lend a hand.

120 minutes, No persons under 13 (Violence)
Crime, Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Credits

Cast

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor

Director

Danny Boyle, Loveteen Tandan

Screenplay

Simon Beaufoy, from the novel by Vikas Swarup

Music

A.R. Rahman

Cinematography

Anthony Dod Mantle

Editing

Chris Dickens

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Cetador Films, Film 4, Pathé Pictures International

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Infrequent and mild
Nudity	None
Sex	Brief, isolated and implied
Violence	Infrequent and moderate
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Complex and mature themes that may be confusing and traumatise younger viewers.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith

Die BurgerLaetitia Pople

Cape TimesKenneth Turan

iAfrica.comRebekah Kendal If there is one movie you watch this year — make that this decade — let this be it.

The CitizenHlengiwe Mnguni Believe the eight-Oscar hype and go and see this one.

Sunday TimesBarry Ronge

24.comRobyn Alexander Love, loss and destiny combine to magical effect in the must-see movie of the year. Discover why it—s won eight Oscars and the hearts of millions.

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert It is one of those miraculous entertainments that achieves its immediate goals and keeps climbing toward a higher summit.

eye Weekly (Canada)Jason Anderson A film whose depth, breadth and sheer momentum make it largely irresistible.

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli Boyle's feature draws the viewer in, immersing him in a fast-moving, engaging narrative featuring a protagonist who is so likeable it's almost unfair. The movie has moments of heartbreak and tragedy but it is ultimately uplifting and contains pretty much all the instances an audience will want.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Operating on a number of levels, all of which work terrifically, Slumdog Millionaire is a superb piece of filmmaking that reassures viewers — usually bombarded with mediocre to horrific cinematic offerings — that movies can still surprise, enthuse and completely capture one's heart and mind. It's a must-see.

Metacritic.com36 critics

RottenTomatoes.com199 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Visually dazzling and emotionally resonant, Slumdog Millionaire is a film that's both entertaining and powerful.

Internet (IMDB)75909 Netizens Slumdog beautifully bridges life in India and Western film

Average .. 86%

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