An outstanding film in story, composition, music, direction, editing and performances, "Slumdog Millionaire" tells the Dickensian story of a street-wise orphan of the Mumbai slums whose life has strangely prepared him to answer questions on a popular TV quiz show. Director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting," "28 Days Later") takes us inside the squalor and teeming life of India as few movies have, showing us a child's-eye view of an informally organized world, as well as what is possible, for both good and bad, in the adult world of the survivors. Ultimately optimistic, "Slumdog" lets us rejoice with the hero while not forgetting where he came from and those who are still there.Rated R. 120 minutes. Danny Boyle - Director, Loveleen Tandan - Director, Simon Beaufoy - Writer (screenplay), Vikas Swarup - Writer (novel "Q & A"), Christian Colson - Producer, Anthony Dod Mantle - Cinematographer, A.R. Rahman - Composer, Mark Digby - Production Designer, Chris Dickens - Editor. Produced by Celador Films (London). Distributed in the U.S. by Fox Searchlight Pictures. In English and Hindi with English subtitles.
Principal actors: Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan.
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