SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Slumdog Millionaire)
Directed by: Danny BoyleCast list: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2008
Genres: Drama /
Runtime: 120 min.
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Based on a novel by Vikas Swarup. The film tells the story of Jamal Malik, an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, India, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on a quiz show. But 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, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA##Sixth form college##COMA##Further education##COMA##Further Edu, mature students##COMA##Higher Education##COMA##
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / History / Basque language /
Topics: children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / journalism, mass media, advertising / human rights /
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