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Slumdog millionaire

Beaufoy, Simon. (Added Author). Boyle, Danny. (Added Author). Colson, Christian. (Added Author). Dickens, C. W. S. (Christopher William Spencer) (Added Author). Kapoor, Anil, 1959- (Added Author). Khan, Irrfan, 1962- (Added Author). Mantle, Anthony Dod, 1955- (Added Author). Patel, Dev, 1990- (Added Author). Pinto, Freida, 1984- (Added Author). Rahman, A. R. (Added Author). Shukla, Saurabh. (Added Author). Swarup, Vikas. Q & A. (Added Author). Talwar, Jeneva. (Added Author). Tandan, Loveleen. (Added Author). Zutshi, Raj. (Added Author). Celador Films. (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (distributor.). FilmFour (Firm) (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (production company.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shakla, Raj Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan. (Cast).

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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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (120 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Film Corp, 2008.
Distributor: Vaughan, ON : Criterion-on-Demand, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel "Q & A" by Vikas Swarup. CatMonthString:april.21 Multi-User. Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corp, 2008.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Chris Dickens ; music, A.R. Rahman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shakla, Raj Zutshi, Jeneva Talwar, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Streaming video.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some violence, disturbing images and language.
System Details Note:	Content available as downloadable file or streaming video.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by publisher.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2009: Best picture; best director (Boyle); best screenplay based on previously published material; best cinematography; best editing; best original score; best song; best sound Golden Globe Awards, 2009: best motion picture, drama; best director, motion picture (Boyle); best screenplay, motion picture; best original score, motion picture Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2009: Outstanding performance by a cast, motion picture
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed January 27, 2015).