Slumdog millionaire /
Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspi...
| Uniform Title: | Slumdog millionaire (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English with Hindi or French; with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
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Beverly Hills, CA :
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2009]
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
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| Summary: | Jamal Malik is an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" When the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. He describes their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Every chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible questions. When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers watch to find out if he can answer the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the novel: "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Commentary by director Danny Boyle and actor Dev Patel; commentary by producer Christian Colson and writer Simon Beaufoy; 12 deleted scenes; "Slumdog dreams: Danny Boyle & the making of Slumdog millionaire" featurette; "Slumdog cutdown" featurette. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital surround; aspect ratio 2.35:1 dual layer. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for some violence, disturbing images and language. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2009: Best Achievement in Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle); Best Achievement in Directing (Danny Boyle); Best Achievement in Editing (Chris Dickens); Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (A.R. Rahman); Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song (A.R. Rahman (music) , Gulzar (lyrics)); Best Achievement in Sound (Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty); Best Motion Picture of the Year (Christian Colson); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Simon Beaufoy). Amanda Awards, Norway, 2009: Best Foreign Feature Film (Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan). American Cinema Editors, 2009: Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic (Chris Dickens). American Society of Cinematographers, 2009: Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases (Anthony Dod Mantle). Art Directors Guild, 2009: Excellence in Production Design Award, Contemporary Films (Mark Digby, Abhishek Redkar, Arwel Evans, Manoj N. Bhoyar, Wahid Shaikh, Brendan Houghton, Praveen Kumar Hendway, Sushil Kumar Giri, Michelle Day. Austin Film Festival, 2008: Out of Competition Feature (Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy). BAFTA Awards, 2009: Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle); Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Editing (Chris Dickens); Best Film (Christian Colson); Best Music (A.R. Rahman); Best Screenplay - Adapted (Simon Beaufoy); Best Sound (Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp). BMI Film & TV Awards, 2009: BMI Film Music Award (A.R. Rahman). Black Reel Awards, 2009: Best Actor (Dev Patel); Best Breakthrough Performance (Dev Patel); Best Soundtrack. Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, 2008: Best Film Editing (Chris Dickens); Best Picture. British Independent Film Awards, 2008: Best British Independent Film; Best Director (Danny Boyle); Most Promising Newcomer (Dev Patel). Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, 2009: Best Composer (A.R. Rahman); Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Picture; Best Writer (Simon Beaufoy); Best Young Actor/Actress, Under 21 (Dev Patel). Camerimage, 2008: Golden Frog (Anthony Dod Mantle). Central Ohio Film Critics Association, 2009: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Screenplay - Adapted (Simon Beaufoy). Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Screenplay, Adapted (Simon Beaufoy); Most Promising Performer (Dev Patel). Chicago International Film Festival, 2008: Audience Choice Award (Danny Boyle). Cinema Audio Society, 2009: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures (Resul Pookutty, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke). Costume Designers Guild Awards, 2009: Excellence in Costume Design for Film - Contemporary (Suttirat Anne Larlarb). Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Picture. David di Donatello Awards, 2009: Best European Union Film (Danny Boyle). Directors Guild of America, 2009: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures (Danny Boyle, Sanjay Kumar, Raj Acharya, Avani Batra, Sonia Nemawarkar). European Film Awards, 2009: Audience Award (Danny Boyle); Best Cinematographer (Anthony Dod Mantle). Evening Standard British Film Awards, 2009: Best Technical Achievement (Mark Digby). Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 2009: Best Foreign Film - English Language (Danny Boyle). Florida Film Critics Circle Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Picture; Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy). Golden Globes, 2009: Best Director - Motion Picture (Danny Boyle); Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Original Score - Motion Picture (A.R. Rahman); Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Simon Beaufoy). Goya Awards, 2010: Best European Film (Danny Boyle). Grammy Awards, 2010: Best Compilation Soundtracks Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media; Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Gulzar, A.R. Rahman, Tanvi Shah). Image Awards, 2009: Outstanding Independent Motion Picture. Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2009: Best Film; Best Screenplay - Adapted (Simon Beaufoy). London Critics Circle Film Awards, 2009: British Director of the Year (Danny Boyle); British Film of the Year; Screenwriter of the Year (Simon Beaufoy). Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle). Motion Picture Sound Editors, 2009: Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film (Glenn Freemantle, Tom Sayers, Gillian Dodders, Hugo Adams, Lee Herrick, Niv Adiri, Ben Barker, Peter Burgis, Ricky Butt, Jack Stew). National Board of Reviews, 2008: Best Breakthrough Performance - Male (Dev Patel); Best Film; Best Screenplay - Adapted (Simon Beaufoy). National Society of Film Critics Awards, 2009: Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle). New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 2008: Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle). Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2009: Best Editing (Chris Dickens). PGA Awards, 2009: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award, Theatrical Motion Pictures (Christian Colson). Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2009: Breakthrough Performance Award (Freida Pinto). Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Film Editing (Chris Dickens); Best Performance by a Youth - Male (Ayush Mahesh Khedekar); Best Picture; Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium (Simon Beaufoy); Breakout on Camera (Dev Patel). Robert Festival, 2010: Best Non-American Film. Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2009: Audience Award (Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan); MovieZone Award (Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan). San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, 2008: Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle); Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Editing (Chris Dickens); Best Picture; Best Score (A.R. Rahman); Best Screenplay, Adapted (Simon Beaufoy). Satellite Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Original Score (A.R. Rahman). Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto). Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards, 2008: Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Screenplay, Adapted (Simon Beaufoy). St. Louis International Film Festival, 2008: Best International Feature (Danny Boyle). Toronto International Film Festival, 2008: People's Choice Award (Danny Boyle). USC Scripter Award, 2009. Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, 2008: Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy); Best Breakthrough Performance (Dev Patel); Best Director (Danny Boyle); Best Film. World Soundtrack Awards, 2009: Best Original Song Written for Film (A.R. Rahman, Gulzar, Tanvi Shah, Sukhwinder Singh, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash For the song Jai Ho). Writers Guild of America, 2009: Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy). Young Artist Awards, 2009: Outstanding International Feature Film Ensemble (Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Farzana Ansari, Chirag Parmar, Siddesh Patil). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Chris Dickens ; music, A.R. Rahman ; production designer, Mark Digby ; costume designer, Suttirat Anne Larlarb ; sound designer, Glenn Freemantle. |