Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A. The story follows Jamal, an eighteen year old from the Mumbai slums, as he becomes a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and is accused of cheating after answering every question correctly; his interrogation unfolds as a series of flashbacks that trace how his hard childhood and young adulthood taught him each answer. The film starred Dev Patel in his breakout role alongside Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. It won eight Academy Awards at the 2009 ceremony, including Best Picture, Best Director for Boyle and Best Adapted Screenplay, and also won seven BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globes.
Facts
Classification
Original Language AwardAcademy Award for Best Picture 1 AwardBAFTA Award for Best Film 1 AwardToronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award 1 Release Year Connections
Created By
Source Slumdog Millionaire (Wikipedia)
In Medium
Source Slumdog Millionaire (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Original Language
Also in Language Atlas: the original language of this subject.
Originated In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundation- Original Language: English
- Award: Academy Award for Best Picture
- Award: BAFTA Award for Best Film
- Award: Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award
2. Slumdog Millionaire (Wikipedia)
Lead sentence
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director.
Article lead sentence
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director.
Slumdog Millionaire, lead paragraph (Wikipedia), original language
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director.
Article text
It won seven BAFTA Awards including Best Film, five Critics' Choice Awards and four Golden Globes.
Lead section
It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2008, where it was the festival's "first widely acknowledged popular success", winning the People's Choice Award.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.