'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008), the rags-to-possible riches tale, was the winner of eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Jamal Malik (Patel) is an 18-year-old street kid from the slums of Mumbai. So what is he doing appearing on the Indian version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'? How can a young man from his background of poverty have acquired the knowledge to be only one correct answer away from winning 20 million rupees? With only one more question to be asked, however, the dream turns to nightmare. As the hooter sounds to signal the end of the show, Jamal is arrested and accused of cheating. No one can believe that he could really know all of the answers he has given. As Jamal tells the story of his life to the police, the reasons for his success begin to appear. Will Jamal be freed to hear the final question and, if so, will he know the answer?
'Slumdog Millionaire' (2008), the rags-to-possible riches tale, was the winner of eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Jamal Malik (Patel) is an 18-year-old street kid from the slums of Mumbai. So what is he doing appearing on the Indian version of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'? How can a young man from his background of poverty have acquired the knowledge to be only one correct answer away from winning 20 million rupees? With only one more question to be asked, however, the dream turns to nightmare. As the hooter sounds to signal the end of the show, Jamal is arrested and accused of cheating. No one can believe that he could really know all of the answers he has given. As Jamal tells the story of his life to the police, the reasons for his success begin to appear. Will Jamal be freed to hear the final question and, if so, will he know the answer?
Studio | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Release date | June 2013 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 20 working days |
Movie released | 2011 |
Actors | Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Raj Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Azharuddin Moha Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar |
Contributors | Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Ol Parker, Thomas Newman, Ben Davis, Christian Colson, Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup, A.R. Rahman, Anthony Dod Mantle |
Directors | John Madden, Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan |
Dimensions | 192 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Disks | 2 |
Running time | 3 hours, 53 minutes |
Region encoding | Region 2. This DVD will play in all South African DVD players. |
Audio format | |
Video format | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
Languages | value |
Age restriction | 15 LV |
Categories | |
LSN | X39-MVF-9ME-2 |